| Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Class HC-4A 85335 at Eola, Illinois on July 21, 1983, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. The following is from Burlington Route Historical Society's Bulletin 20, COVERED HOPPERS, edited by Hol Wagner; General American introduced the Dry-Flo car in 1958, and the Q bought 100 of the 3,500 cubic foot cars the next year ( car numbers 85200 - 85299, class HC-4 ), and bought 100 more in 1960 ( #'s 85300 - -85399 , class HC-4A ) delivered in the new image gray and red paint scheme, Dry-Flo cars were equipped with one compartment, 10 loading hatches, six GATC vacuum discharge outlets. Survivors of the CB&Q series 85300 - 85399 were renumbered into the BN series 475900 - 475999 . |