

FreightCar America has applied its BethGon twin tub design to a gondola for use in the municipal waste and woodchip markets to provide increased payload hauling capacity. This car can be configured with or without a roof for municipal waste or other high volume, low-density commodities.
This high-capacity car is a rotary dump gondola that combines our one piece cold-rolled center sill and our industry leading tub design. This car features higher capacity and a lower center of gravity than other cars of this type. FreightCar America's gondolas continue to be proven stable and reliable.
Our woodchip car designs are also available in a hopper car that can be custom configured with one of FreightCar America's custom door operating systems.
FreightCar America produces cars for a variety of industries and can customize our proven designs to meet the customer's specific application and needs.
Specifications
and Dimensions |
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Woodchip Car |
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Length |
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| Inside | 67' 5" |
Over Strikers |
69' 5" |
Over Pulling Face |
72' 0-1/2" |
Truck Centers |
58' 6" |
| Width | |
Extreme (Side Sills) |
9' 9-29/32" |
Inside |
9' 1-1/4" |
| Height | |
Extreme |
16' 3" |
| Rail to Top Chord | 16' 2" |
| Capacity/Weights | |
| Level | 8,160 CF |
Gross Rail Load |
286,000 Lbs. |
| Light Weight | 73,100 Lbs. |
| Center of Gravity | |
| Level | 99.6" |