Posted 4/16/2015 14:12 (#4519650 - in reply to #4519644) Subject: RE: B-Trains Hauling Grain in the U.S.?
44 Metric Tons ( or "Tonnes" )
1 MT = 1000 kg = 2210 lbs. ( figure about 10% more then a "standard" or "short" ton ).
Those trailers, inside, are hopper style, not dumpers, so there is a lot of empty air space underneath the enclosed ends of both. They don't have as much capacity as it looks from the outside.