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Silent
Cement Hopper - April 26, 2003
by Todd Brown
If you are a fan of cement hoppers and/or friction bearing trucks, you're
in luck. And if you are a Soo Line fan and are in the Fond du Lac area,
you are in even more luck. For the past several months a SOO cement hopper
has been withstanding the test of time at the Purina Mills feed mill on
Hickory Street. Apparently used for storage, the cement hopper with friction
bearing trucks was coupled to a 54' PS Soo Line covered hopper with wheat
stalk. The cement hopper had the original SOO reporting marks covered
with WC marks. However, the PS hopper still retained it's original SOO
reporting marks.
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