Re: Wabash hoppers
Fred in Vt. <pennsy@...>
Eldon,
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Was thinking along the lines of the 1909 GXL, PRR type with side doors. Have seen as old pix with 1/2 size doors on the side. Was curious if this was one of those, or a repair, which will look great on a model. Fred Fritas
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From: Gatwood, Elden To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 10:42 AM Subject: RE: [STMFC] Wabash hoppers Fred; It looks like a hopper with two-piece sides, like the N&W H-2A hoppers that were done up that way. The car appears to have been shoveled partially out, perhaps to clear it for the re-railing/other operations to come. You can see the centersill through the remaining load on the floor. Nevertheless, your comment about the door is still valid. I do not know of any eastern gons that had these in the latter half of the 20th century. All the ones I know of had doors in the floor, and most of these were eliminated before WWII, probably as the reasons for their use (customers with limited unloading means) went by the wayside. Elden Gatwood -----Original Message----- From: STMFC@yahoogroups.com [mailto:STMFC@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Fred in Vt. Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 5:28 PM To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [STMFC] Wabash hoppers Tim, Might I try another question from this photo. The car in the center, which I take to be a gondola has some odd looking oblong cutouts / patches on the lower right side. Are these in fact patch works, or some type of side door outline? Have seen many types of gonds with small side doors on eastern lines, and would like to model a few. This one in the photo intrigues me. Anyone care to venture an answer? Fred Freitas ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim O'Connor To: stmfc@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 1:23 PM Subject: [STMFC] Wabash hoppers A wreck photo from Decatur IL in 1950, showing a panel-side Wabash hopper. But look: it appears that the interior of the car is made smooth by wood sheathing! Any seen this before or have an explanation? http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/wab/wab-decyd-ajg.jpg Tim O'Connor SPONSORED LINKS Train travel Freight car Canada train travel Train travel in italy North american ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "STMFC" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: STMFC-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "STMFC" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: STMFC-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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