Another day, another railcar
It’s finally here. The 50 ton, thirty-four foot hopper. Complete with reporting marks. The hopper is owned by the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad. The car number is 32018. The color is solid black. We
are very proud to have this example of a common type railcar on the property. We plan to build many more, relatively speaking. So, where to now? As omscaler has stated before, a number of needs for the OSR are always competing
for priority. But since we are on a roll with railcars, the next car project wil be...(drum roll), dah, tah, dah, dah, a covered hopper. Truthfully, I hope to have parallel projects working. Having done the hopper, omscaler
thinks he can do this. Wish me luck! again, optimistic, omscaler
2 comments:
What is the prototype era for 34 foot cars? My research shows 40 foot cars still in use in the 1950s.
My best guess is the 1920's to very late if you take into account MOW equipment. Otherwise, they were used until they wore out if the demand for coal was high. Great question. Thanks for stopping by. omscaler
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