Prototype B&O W-7's had Duryea underframes, so the Accurail triple
bay offset side hopper is not quite right.

I did not help with that one. Nor the 1956 Athearn quad hopper.





--- In STMFC@..., Ed Hawkins <hawk0621@...> wrote:

On Oct 15, 2008, at 12:57 PM, jim_mischke wrote:

After watching obscure ATSF and Missouri Pacific versions of

popular

car types come out because of some consultant's favorite

railroad,

it's
feels good to win one.

Jim Mischke
B&OHS Model Committee

Jim,
Uhh, what I don't quite understand is why there wasn't a similar

vague

reference to the obscure Accurail triple offset-side AAR 70-ton

hopper

car that was ONLY correct (albeit poorly rendered Z-sections on the
ends) for 1,000 B&O W-7 cars produced in 1947. I've often wondered

how

that "rare" car happened to be selected when there were other

superior

choices. Surely the decision wasn't made by some self-interested

B&O

modeler. At any rate, I'm glad you have learned the process of how

to

get self-interest models produced. Among other good choices, could

the

B&O version of the AAR 50-ton hopper car (a car that was built in

huge

numbers) be far away? <g>
Regards,
Ed Hawkins