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Part of a PRR Hulett may rise again in Cleveland park

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Posted by BaltACD on Sunday, August 25, 2019 12:31 PM

54light15
I've heard of them but have never seen one, much less one in action. When was this filmed? Are there any still in use? 

In as much as ConRail hoppers are pictured it was sometime in the middle 70's or maybe early 80's.  Not aware of any that are still in use.

 

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Posted by 54light15 on Sunday, August 25, 2019 10:09 AM

I've heard of them but have never seen one, much less one in action. When was this filmed? Are there any still in use? 

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Posted by MidlandMike on Saturday, August 24, 2019 8:37 PM

No wonder they invented self-unloading boats.

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Posted by BaltACD on Saturday, August 24, 2019 11:05 AM

Need to have a full hulett to actually visualize how they worked - 

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Part of a PRR Hulett may rise again in Cleveland park
Posted by Penny Trains on Thursday, August 22, 2019 7:23 PM

The Cleveland Landmarks Commission has approved a proposal to resurrect one piece of a Pennsylvania Railroad surviving Hulett ore unloader at a new park on Whiskey Island at the mouth of the Cuyahoga river.

Full story here: https://www.cleveland.com/news/2019/08/landmarks-commission-approves-plan-to-erect-giant-hulett-part-on-lakefront.html

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