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4/3/2002
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Johnstown America delivers aluminum coal cars to southern utility
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Johnstown America Corp. March 27 delivered 273 BethGon® II aluminum coal-gondola cars to Houston-based Entergy Services Inc., which operates several southern U.S. power plants.
Entergy Services plans to use the 122-ton-capacity BethGon IIs in 120- to 135-car unit trains carrying coal from the Powder River Basin to the company's plants. Entergy Services' fleet of more than 3,000 cars all were built by Johnstown America.
The 53-foot BethGon IIs are designed to provide lighter tare weight, higher cubic capacity and better durability for long-haul coal moves, carrying loads up to 244,300 pounds and gross-rail loads up to 286,000 pounds.
Johnstown America, which builds BethGon IIs at its Danville, Ill., plant, in 1978 developed the BethGon aluminum coal gondola car.
Entergy Services plans to use the 122-ton-capacity BethGon IIs in 120- to 135-car unit trains carrying coal from the Powder River Basin to the company's plants. Entergy Services' fleet of more than 3,000 cars all were built by Johnstown America.
The 53-foot BethGon IIs are designed to provide lighter tare weight, higher cubic capacity and better durability for long-haul coal moves, carrying loads up to 244,300 pounds and gross-rail loads up to 286,000 pounds.
Johnstown America, which builds BethGon IIs at its Danville, Ill., plant, in 1978 developed the BethGon aluminum coal gondola car.
