inside of black coal hoppers

Tue May 23 08:20:51 EDT 2023

Mike, here’s another reference of coal hopper interiors. This is a screen grab from one of the N&W company movies that was recently restored.

Matt Goodman
Columbus, Ohio, US

> On May 20, 2023, at 3:36 PM, NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> I use this and a couple other photos for reference. The cars in the foreground look like they’ve been in ore service for awhile, but those in the middle track look like they were recently hauling coal.
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> Matt
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>> On May 20, 2023, at 7:12 AM, NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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>> Here’s a photo I found that shows one of the Top Gon cars. I believe the interior is coated in coal dust. 
>> R.6de540d2cafc77c361e95c9d68aca9d3 (800×533) (bing.com) <https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.6de540d2cafc77c361e95c9d68aca9d3?rik=Ose2nCuMZLWvZQ&riu=http%3a%2f%2ftonysissons.zenfolio.com%2fimg%2fs%2fv-3%2fp664561189-4.jpg&ehk=nkSM5pXpsXnJiajIlOzkl8qVBezQG2DIBjlRM8D1Dfk%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0>
>> Here’s the source of this photo and many others: Tony Sissons DetailFoto | Coal Hopper Details (zenfolio.com) <https://tonysissons.zenfolio.com/f669813763>
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>> Subject: Re: inside of black coal hoppers
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>> Mike,
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>> I couldn't find my photos of N&W hopper interiors but here's what some WM hoppers looked like in service. I have pictures of them being painted and it seems only the exteriors were painted. Yes, the coal & other commodities hauled would wear off any paint. Hope this helps some.
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>> Roger Huber
>> Deer Creek Locomotive Works
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>> On Friday, May 19, 2023 at 04:00:08 PM CDT, NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org <mailto:nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>> wrote: 
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>> I presume that coal hoppers weren't painted inside.  I figure the paint would wear off with the abrasiveness of coal.  I would like to know if the inside was rusty or if the coal polished the rust off also.  Were they shiny silver inside or rusty colored after a few years of use?
>> Thank you,
>> Mike Shockley 
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