grain cars
Rail-mounted crop transporters
Grain cars are railroad freight cars designed specifically for transporting bulk grain.
They feature covered hoppers with sloped bottoms and discharge gates that allow grain to flow out by gravity during unloading.
A line of grain cars waited at the elevator.
The cars protect wheat, corn, and other cereals from weather during transport from farming regions to processing facilities or ports.
- hopperTapered dispensing container
- boxcarEnclosed rail freight carrier
- wheatCereal crop for flour
- cornCereal grown on cobs
- amber wavesWindblown golden grain fields
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