How are wood-chip gondolas unloaded?

If there is no opening on the bottom, how are wood-chip gondolas unloaded?

Cody answers this question in this video of Ask Trains.

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Ask Trains is a regular video feature of Trains.com for magazine subscribers and Trains.com members, where editors answer the questions readers and viewers are asking.

Special guests can include editors and contributors from Model Railroader, Trains, Classic Toy Trains, Garden Railways and Trains.com.

Questions can be about any railroad or model railroading topic. These can include questions about railroad operating practices, railroad lantern manufacturer details, model locomotive details, and toy train transformers, among others.

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