Gondola (rail)
Open-top railroad freight car used for carrying loose bulk materials / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Gondola (disambiguation).
This article is about North American railroad practice. For information on European open wagons, see Open wagon.
In North American railroad terminology, a gondola or gondola car is an open-topped railroad car used for transporting loose bulk materials. Because of their low side walls, gondolas are also suitable for the carriage of such high-density cargos as steel plates or coils, or of bulky items such as prefabricated sections of rail track. Gondolas are distinct from hopper cars in that they do not have doors on their floor to empty cargo.
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In Australia these wagons are called open wagons.