Rock Island 33’ rib side twin bay open hopper #ROCK 510700

33’ rib side twin bay open hopper

Rock Island
Betriebsnummer ROCK 510700

These 33’ twin bay hoppers with rib sides are blue with black and white lettering and run on Bettendorf
trucks. This 510700 – 510999 series Rock Island two-bay hopper was freshly re-painted in the “new
image” blue paint scheme in 1977. With a 2051 cubic foot capacity, these cars were used in general
service for heavy aggregate commodities.