--- In STMFC@..., larry kline <lndkline@v...> wrote: Here are the counts by RR for the number of hoppers photographed at the PRR Harrisburg Yards and the Reading Rutherford Yard.
PRR 35
Were 35 cars individually photographed or are there 35 PRR cars in one or a series of photos?
I'm anxiously waiting for your new book of photos from this collection.
I don't know about anyone else but I like a variety of hoppers. Nothing looks more phoney to me than a string of identical hoppers except maybe a string of identical hoppers with different road names. (A string of billboard reefers behind an F unit ties).
But if you look in the book Stauffer book "Erie Power" there a a couple of photos of trains of solid 2 bay Erie hoppers on their way to the coal dumpers in New York Harbor. 90-95% of them ARA alternate design. The remaining few others are horizontal rib hopper made famous by the Ambroid kit and Chuck Yungkuth's article in RMC.
