With a build date of 1975, it will not expire on the 40 year rule until 2015. At that time it can be rebuilt and roll on in interchange service, or be scrapped. It is a modern 100 ton capacity car.
Jim
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Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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jrbernier wrote: With a build date of 1975, it will not expire on the 40 year rule until 2015. At that time it can be rebuilt and roll on in interchange service, or be scrapped. It is a modern 100 ton capacity car. Jim
Wasn't 1975 when they changed it to 50 years?
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metalfrog wrote:i sure havent seen any 3 bay cars of this type around here in kansas.i wonder where they are found in abundance?this one car was on the siding.around here i see a lot of bethgons and cars that have i beleive have 5 hopper chutes.will have to see if anyone makes these cars in ho scale.wonder what railroads still use them.?thanks! terry........
Bowser, Con-Cor, and Walthers
UP, BNSF, MRL, CTRN still use them. I think that the CTRN cars are leased to UP. CSXT and NS probably still have many of these. Out here these also haul petroleum coke. I saw a train consist that listed some of these type of cars, and the 4 bay versions, hauling ash.
The cars are very common on the east coast. In addition to the Reading and Northern car shown, both CSXT and NS have large numbers of 3 bay hoppers and also inherited many more from Conrail.
I have a large fleet of the Bowser cars. http://www.bowser-trains.com/hocars/100t3bay/100t3bay.htm I'm very pleased with them.
Nick
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nbrodar wrote:The cars are very common on the east coast. In addition to the Reading and Northern car shown, both CSXT and NS have large numbers of 3 bay hoppers and also inherited many more from Conrail. I have a large fleet of the Bowser cars. http://www.bowser-trains.com/hocars/100t3bay/100t3bay.htm I'm very pleased with them. Nick
CSXFan wrote: Does CSX still use these cars for unit coal trains?
Yes. Two of the power plants we service don't have rotory dumps and use these cars instead. I frequently see CSXT cars, and repainted NYC cars mixed together, along with a few unrepainted NYC cars.
Walthers 3 bay hoppers
Walthers 4 bay hoppers
Con-Cor 3 bay hoppers
I have four each of the Bowser cars and the Walthers 4 bay cars. I like both of these. I do not have any of the Walthers 3 bay or Con-Cor cars.
The Canadian National and Wisconsin Central have many of these Three-Bay, Open-Top Hoppers for coal and mineral loading. The CN and WC cars were obtained from other roads like Ontario Northland, Burlington Northern, and Lake Erie, Franklin & Clarion.
Reading & Blue Mountain Three-Bay, Open-Top Hoppers are frequent on CN Trains.
At the Pfizer (former Upjohn) Pharmaceuticals plant in Portage, Michigan many NS, CSX, and CR Three-Bay, Open-Top Hoppers are used for moving coal.
Andrew
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nbrodar wrote: CSXFan wrote: Does CSX still use these cars for unit coal trains? Yes. Two of the power plants we service don't have rotory dumps and use these cars instead. I frequently see CSXT cars, and repainted NYC cars mixed together, along with a few unrepainted NYC cars. Nick
Modeling the fictional B&M Dowe, NH branch in the early 50's.
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