Covered Hopper Car for Plastics Pellets

[szm1993]

In the north american railroad there are covered hopper cars for transporting the plastics pellets. Is there any such mod for the Train Simulator>

Thanks in advance.

[sbmarauderman03]

The RWA website has a bunch of covered hopper types you can browse through...

http://railworksamerica.com/

Searchlight Simulations also has a couple rolling stock packs that include covered hoppers which you can download for free.

[szm1993]

Originally posted by sbmarauderman03:

The RWA website has a bunch of covered hopper types you can browse through...

http://railworksamerica.com/

Searchlight Simulations also has a couple rolling stock packs that include covered hoppers which you can download for free.

I did took a look at the sites you mentioned. Unfortunately I only see grain hoppers and cement hoppers

[sbmarauderman03]

Originally posted by szm1993:

Originally posted by sbmarauderman03:

The RWA website has a bunch of covered hopper types you can browse through...

http://railworksamerica.com/

Searchlight Simulations also has a couple rolling stock packs that include covered hoppers which you can download for free.

I did took a look at the sites you mentioned. Unfortunately I only see grain hoppers and cement hoppers

Not trying to be snarky, but aren't covered hoppers used for more than just one commodity? What's different about covered hoppers that carry plastic pellets vs grain? I mean, any 3 or 4 bay centerflow type can suffice as a plastic pellet hauler...

[mfeets]

You're talking about the coal hoppers with the coverings on them them, right? I believe I've seen one of those somewhere, just don't remember where.

[x1Heavy]

You are getting into food grade. I could and did haul food grade trailers in which you cannot load certain items. It will contaminate the food product. You definitely do not want plastic pellets in flour or vice versa.

Sometimes plastic pellet hoppers are contracted to sit as a mobile storage until unloaded I think those are marked SIT. Storage in Transit. Or sit. lol.

Food Grade is really particular for obvious reasons and in certain situations its never lawful to load certain things into a food trailer or container etc.

[szm1993]

Originally posted by sbmarauderman03:

Originally posted by szm1993:

I did took a look at the sites you mentioned. Unfortunately I only see grain hoppers and cement hoppers

Not trying to be snarky, but aren't covered hoppers used for more than just one commodity? What's different about covered hoppers that carry plastic pellets vs grain? I mean, any 3 or 4 bay centerflow type can suffice as a plastic pellet hauler...

My company gets plastic pellets hopper for raw material so I do know the difference between plastic hopper and grain hopper. Plastic hopper usually are larger than grain hopper and they also unload from the pneumatic outlet by using vacuum system. Plastics hopper only carries plastics not other type of commodity

[szm1993]

Originally posted by mfeets:

You're talking about the coal hoppers with the coverings on them them, right? I believe I've seen one of those somewhere, just don't remember where.

Plastic hopper is very different from other hopper as plastic hopper unload from pneumatic outlets

[discustrains]

That's a very specific low usage item. As a railroad modeler I've waited years for certain items to be produced sometimes to no avail. What I've done is build my own or find a good stand in. There are some generic (no road name) covered hoppers and some air slide hoppers (look like box car with roof hatches) that can be substitutes. Life is always a compromise. Good question though.
Enjoy the drive.

[OldAlaskaGuy]

http://www.rrmods-rw.com/product/nsc-5810-cuft-pellet-hopper-car-railworks-ts2017-gacx-pack-2/

[sbmarauderman03]

Originally posted by szm1993:

My company gets plastic pellets hopper for raw material so I do know the difference between plastic hopper and grain hopper. Plastic hopper usually are larger than grain hopper and they also unload from the pneumatic outlet by using vacuum system. Plastics hopper only carries plastics not other type of commodity

Yes, I fully understand that there is a difference between grain and plastic pellet covered hoppers....

Originally posted by discustrains:

...There are some generic (no road name) covered hoppers and some air slide hoppers (look like box car with roof hatches) that can be substitutes. Life is always a compromise.

^^^This is the point I was trying to make, but did not do a good job of it^^^

[dcshoe]

I know this probably won't help much, but for those who, like me, run TrainSim and Run8, the latter has a set of plastic pellet cars. See https://www.3dts-onlinestore.com/store_run8_plastic_pellet01.php

[OldAlaskaGuy]

Will the ones from RR Mods will not suffice. They are listed for TS2017. Is $11.99 too much for what you want?

[jeremyspringer16]

They still work for ts22

[OldAlaskaGuy]

Originally posted by jeremyspringer16:

They still work for ts22

Send them a message and ask. Anything for TS2017 should work for the current version.