N&W MofW Ballast Car 544000

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Bob,

Thanks for the reply.  Interesting to find out that they are still around on 
NS and that only two of the Class HC8 cars were ever converted for ballast 
service.

If you know (or anyone else)...are there any photos out there of these two 
cars repainted in the NS scheme (994000 or 994001)?  Just curious.  A quick 
internet search from the usual suspect websites came up empty.

Thanks again for the info!

Scott Marion
Winston-Salem, NC



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>Subject: Re: N&W MofW Ballast Car 544000

>Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 21:47:18 EDT

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>Car # 544000, X-N&W Covered Hopper # 71390, Class HC8, BLT 9-58,  Converted

>4-82 10-94 ReNo. to NS No. 994000

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>Car # 544001, X-N&W Covered Hopper # 71358, Class HC8, BLT 9-58,  Converted

>4-82 10-94 ReNo. to NS No. 994001

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>These were the only two cars done. Both cars was sent to DIFCO at Findlay,

>Oh. for rebuilding and having Auto Ballaster Gates added and repainted and

>renumbered to NS. Sources say that they are still in service.

>

>Bob Bowers