Question on Correct Coal Cars

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Jim,

 

Thank you very much, the information you offered will be very valuable as I start my N&W fleet of cars.

 

Ed Wagner 

 

From: NW-Modeling-List [mailto:nw-modeling-list-bounces at nwhs.org] On Behalf Of NW Modeling List
Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2016 10:10 AM
To: NW Modeling List
Subject: Re: Question on Correct Coal Cars

 

Ed,

 

Congratulations on your locomotive purchase.  The correct N&W coal cars really depends on what you find acceptable.  Broadway makes a very good model of the N&W Class H-2a 70-ton hopper car.  They have done multiple runs of these cars in the steam era lettering.  You might check with your local hobby shop about availability; train shows, and of course the internet, are other options.

 

Stewart Models, now Bowser, offered a two bay 55-ton hopper that was based on a Western Maryland prototype, but is reasonably close to a N&W Class HL; many of the HL class were rebuilt to the H-9 class.

 

Many years ago Overland/Oriental offered in brass the N&W Class H-4 emergency hopper; originally built in the WWII era with wood sides and steel framing, the wood sides would be replaced eventually with steel.  Both versions were offered.  N&W owned 1,000 of these cars so you only need one; however, when viewing vintage video from the steam era these cars stand out in a train due to the steel side bracing.

 

To the best of my knowledge N&W did NOT own any USRA, AAR Standard, or AAR Alternate Standard design hopper cars; correct models of these designs are offered by Accurail, Tichy, Kadee and Intermountain.  The hopper cars offered by Athearn, Bachmann, Model Power, etc. do not match any steam era N&W hopper class that I know of.

 

If you like to build models, Bob Chapman wrote a series of articles in the ARROW showing how to modify otherwise unprototypical hopper cars into N&W class hoppers.  Bob's articles were well written and illustrated.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Jim Brewer

 

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Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2016 11:17:35 PM
Subject: Question on Correct Coal Cars

 

Members,

 

I just purchased a Broadway N&W Y6B locomotive and I want to start purchasing the correct N&W coal cars I would find being pulled by this locomotive.

 

Any help I could receive identify the correct cars would be appreciated.

 

Thanks in advance for you help.

 

Ed Wagner


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