Fwd: [SMRF] N&W H2a Hopper

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Pennsylvania RR : 2000 H2a cars built in 1956 were 
leased 1958-67 painted black   numbered 1000-11999

Baltimore & Ohio RR :  2000 H3 cars built in 1941-42
were leased 1944-48  painted black  numbered 3000-4999

Wabash RR :  359 H2a cars built in 1956 were 
purchased 1962 painted bc red  renumbered 38000-38358 
reacquired by N&W and reclassified in 1964

Per Eastern Car Works kit #5000 instruction sheet.

Merle Rice
Model RR Warehouse



--- nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org wrote:


> Can't give you anything on the H2's; but I do have a

> copy of the diagram 

> issued by the C&O mechanical department, dated

> 4-9-71, listing the 

> ex-N&W and ex-Vgn 2 bay cars which were leased by

> B&O at that time. 

> Almost 1,700 cars total, but no way to tell how many

> were ex-N&W. Looks 

> like the N&W cars were mostly H9's. The note says

> the cars were leased 

> from Ortner and from M.D.Friedman 1968-70. I assume

> those are the 

> initial dates of the leases. B&O gave them all the

> same class - H-5.     

> Jim Nichols

> 

> nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org wrote:

> 

> >> Sender:       Southeastern Model Railroaders

> Forum 

> >> <SMRF at LISTSERV.DARTMOUTH.EDU>

> >> From:         Derek Wimberly

> <appieroad at mindspring.com>

> >> Subject: [SMRF] N&W H2a Hopper

> >> To:           SMRF at LISTSERV.DARTMOUTH.EDU

> >>

> >> To All,

> >> When did N&W lease some of there H2a hoppers to

> B&O? And upon there 

> >> return

> >> how long did they start to repaint them back into

> N&W colors?

> >>

> >> thanks

> >> Derek

> >

> > Folks,

> >

> > I am forwarding the question of a member of the

> Southeastern Model 

> > Railroaders Forum.  I responded that the N&W did

> not lease any H2a 

> > hoppers to the B&O, but possibly did lease H3

> hoppers.  Unfortunately, 

> > I don't have any further information on the H3

> lease.  Dow mentions 

> > preliminary discussion on a lease of H3 hoppers in

> the early 1940s, 

> > but states that it fell through. 

> >

> > I am sure someone on this list has a more complete

> answer to Derek's 

> > question than I gave him.  You can answer directly

> to him, or to this 

> > list and I will forward the information to him. 

> Please do post the 

> > answer to this list, though, as I am just as

> curious as Derek is now.  

> > Thanks.

> >

> > Kert Peterson

> > Fircrest, WA

> >

> > Modeling the Norfolk and Western Ry in 1951,

> > when Precision Transportation was still steam

> powered!

> >

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