Re: PC: PC Hoppers going north

["Roger P. Hensley" <rhensley@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From:          WJA410 -AT- aol.com
> Date:          Tue, 28 Jul 1998 00:45:51 EDT
> To:            rhensley -AT- ecicnet.org, penn-central@smellycat.com
> Subject:       Re: PC: PC Hoppers going north
> Reply-to:      penn-central -AT- smellycat.com

> Hello Roger,
> The Railway equipment register for 1977 & 1987 says that cars in those number
> series are 52' 6" steel gondolas. PC open hoppers run from 403XXX to 483XX.
> Covered hoppers start at 875001. I couldn't find anything that would match up.
> Did you get a photo?
> Bill Angus
> Chicago,IL

	They weren't gons. :-)
	Picture? Maybe of the reporting marks and number on a couple
	of the cars. I was too close to get the whole car and the fence at
	my back wouldn't let me back up.

	Well, maybe I should shoot the rest of the roll and take it in
	to see if I actually saw what I thought I saw. I'll swear that
	they were 2 bay covered hoppers. One had CR painted over,
	but the paint had worn away and you could clearly see both
	the PC and the CR They were in a Ballast train so sand would
	be a good bet for the lading.

Roger

Roger Hensley - 00rphensley -AT- bsuvc.bsu.edu - rhensley@ecicnet.org
                             
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