Freight guidance

Freight guidance

By Brian Schmidt | August 30, 2021

| Last updated on August 7, 2025


A man guides loading chute into covered hopper while short freight train passes

Freight guidance

Early covered hopper loaders were modified from boxcar loaders, often requiring workers to climb car ladders for access. This elevator is at Glenwood, Minn., in 1984. Bob Wise photo

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