AAR Car codes? What is the code for Ore Cars?

[Anonymous]

What is the AAR Car Code Letter for Ore Cars (Jimmy/Jennys). The cars I am asking about are also called Minnesota Cars. They are used by the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range and similar lines. Are they H=Hopper or L=Special or something other?

[Big_Boy_4005]

Interesting question Mark. I started with that basic classification list, and went through my collection, and found that more than half of the cars were "L" by those standards. Maybe I was using an old list, but it sure seemed like a lot of common car types were missing.

I marked my ore cars O, my auto racks A, container cars Z. I also created two special hopper classes, E for EDIBLE and D for DRY indicating that the car is covered, but not specificaly for hauling grain or other foodstuffs, and also kept the H class for open tops, including those designed for coal. I also added C for lumber hauling Center beam flat cars, and Y for Piggy back trailer hauling flats or spines.

To answer your original question, I would guess that they would be L special, since they served a special purpose, were owned by the railroad and only hauled one thing.

[albinotrout]

for the Jenny type ore car the code is GT.

[Track fiddler]

I never really thought about it.  I just know I really like them.  I must.  If there's such a thing as having too many of something.  I am guilty

TF

[mbinsewi]

Track fiddler

If there's such a thing as having too many of something.  I am guilty

Whats that?  15 year old threads?  

Mike.

[ckape]

I believe the Minnesota cars are HMA.  There are gondola type cars that operate in other regions, but the Minnesota (and Michigan) cars are hopper types.

[G Paine]

I have found this list to be helpful, there is an alphabetical listing at the bottom of the page

http://www.pwrr.org/rrm/

 

[doctorwayne]

My copy of the ORER shows ore jennys as either GT or HMA.

Wayne

[Track fiddler]

I'm such a nut on this subject.  A yearly trip to Duluth and my love for Ore Cars is not enough.  I also must get my quarterly issue of Ore Extra magazine

  TF

[cv_acr]

Hopper type ore cars are HMA.

Gondola type ore cars are GT (solid bottom) or GS (drop bottom).

[wjstix]

Yup, Minnesota and (Upper) Michigan ore cars that are designed to dump into an ore dock's pockets are HMAs.

[gmpullman]

A handy reference from Fallen Flags:

http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/aarcode.htm

Cheers, Ed