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Jan 09

How Railcar Design Mirrors Industry Evolution

By Wesley Saucier Covered Hoppers, Featured, Gondolas

What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been: How Railcar Design Mirrors Industry Evolution The music of the Grateful Dead captures the feeling of a journey that twists and evolves over time. The railcar industry has followed a similar winding path. In 1972, while the Dead released the iconic Europe '72,...

Apr 04

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How Does Railcar Leasing Work?

By STEVEN Hendricks Covered Hoppers, Featured, Gondolas, Tank Cars

Leasing a railcar isn’t just about finding the right equipment. It’s about finding the right partner to help you move what matters most. At Everest Railcar Services (ERS), we’re a niche railcar leasing company. We help shippers find the best railcars and lease terms for their operations. So, how does...

Feb 12

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From 4750 to 6500: Everest’s Covered Hoppers Revolutionize Grain Shipping

By STEVEN Hendricks Covered Hoppers

Historically Railcar designs do not change that much. 4750 Cu Ft covered hoppers have been the work horse of the rail industry from the early 1970’s through the mid 1990’s until a new generation of 5100 Cu Ft-286 gross rail load covered hoppers were introduced. Since the mid 1990’s covered...

Apr 21

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Get Back, Get Back, Inflation

By STEVEN Hendricks Covered Hoppers, Gondolas, Tank Cars

“Get back to where you once belonged.” So, the infamous Beatles song goes from their penultimate “Let It Be” album. As the song plays all I can think is if only inflation could get back to where it once belonged. The price of everything is up and all we want...

Apr 19

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Pressure Differential Covered Hoppers

By everestrailcar Covered Hoppers

If you transport dry bulk commodities that can be fluidized for unloading then we have you covered on equipment. Our pressure differential covered hopper fleet ranges in size from 2785 Cubic Feet to 5125 Cubic Feet. The closed loop unloading system provides a quick efficient method to move dry products...

Feb 23

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Railroad Industry Indexes

By everestrailcar Covered Hoppers, Gondolas, Tank Cars, Technology

The rail industry publishes a multitude of data that provides insight to the state of transportation sector and our economy in general. We believe two indexes that are a direct negative correlation are Railroad Velocity and Carloads Originated. Railroad Velocity is the average speed of trains on a particular railroad....

How Railcar Design Mirrors Industry Evolution

How Does Railcar Leasing Work?

From 4750 to 6500: Everest’s Covered Hoppers Revolutionize Grain Shipping

Get Back, Get Back, Inflation

Pressure Differential Covered Hoppers

Railroad Industry Indexes

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