Modern Rail Capital™ Grain Covered Hoppers

Explore Our Grain Railcars for Lease

Looking to lease covered hopper railcars for shipping grain? As a cost-effective method for transporting bulk grain, shipping by rail offers reliability when grain demand increases. Whether your grain ends up feeding livestock, producing food and beverage, or countless other uses, our newly built, 3-pocket covered hoppers maximize your payload. With optimized top hatches and gravity gates, our grain covered hoppers allow for efficient loading and unloading while helping protect your grain from harsh weather conditions.

Available models

Test Car: Gravity 3-Pocket 5,800 cf Covered Hopper

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MRC is providing a test car available this fall for shippers seeking to gain experience loading/unloading a new three-pocket 5800 cf soybean meal hopper. Designed with grain shippers in mind, this railcar provides increased capacity, reliable performance and optimized efficiency. Contact our team if you are interested in viewing the full specs. (Freight credit may apply.)

Specifications

Length: 60 ft 11 in

Gross Rail Load: 286,000 lb

Load Limit: 223,400 lb

Tare: 62,600 lb

Gates: (3) 42″ x 42″ Bolted on Discharge Gates

Hatches: 24″ Wide x 49′-10 Trough Design

Typical Commodities

» Grain

» Soybean

» Soybean Meal

Available

»Yes

Newly Built: Gravity Large Covered Hopper (5808 cfc)

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Our gravity large covered hoppers are all-steel and designed for soybean meal, grain and grain meal, with over 5,808 cubic feet to allow for maximum payloads. Products are loaded through 47′ 8″ x 24″ hatches at the top of the railcar and unloaded through bottom outlets, with 42″ x 42″ gates.

Specifications

Length: 60 feet

Cubic Capacity: 5,808 cubic feet

Gross Rail Load: 286,000 pounds

Load Limit: 224,100 (est.)

Typical Commodities

» Grain

» Grain Meal

» Soybean Meal

Available

»No