This week, omscaler has some inside information for blog readers. The info concerns the car reporting marks for the hopper group. More specifically, the individual car numbers. They are: 60501, 60504, 60506, 60511, 60517, 60523, 60525, 60529, 60537, and 60541. Readers will note that these numbers are not consecutive. This was done purposely to have a more realistic group of cars. It has been omscaler’s experience that when encountered in real life, it is rare to see consecutive numbers. However, the series of these numbers is based on actual GM&O open top hoppers. Also, the hopper group is being built somewhat slowly. This is due to different reasons. Nevertheless, omscaler is committed to completing this important project. Continuing the work, omscaler
