Burlington Northern 3-Bay Covered Hopper #459053

Burlington Northern 3-Bay Covered Hopper #459053

• These 3-bay covered hoppers are grey with black lettering and run on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built in 1965 for the Great Northern Railroad, and in 1970 absorbed into the newly formed Burlington Northern, they received a fresh coat of BN grey paint a few years later. These hoppers have a 4,750 cubic-foot capacity and gross weight of 254,000 pounds.