Hopper ID

[packers#1]

I see these hoppers in Kaolin clay service in town all the time. Anyone know what kind of hoppers these are? (these aren't my pics, hence links) Thanks for any information!

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2602046

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=595511

[packers#1]

one more good shot I found

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2782135

I'm guessing these may be PS-2 hoppers, but I'm not completely positive

[GonzoCRFan]

Those are ex-CR (nee-PC) H54 class cars. The steel plate at the bottom of the end ladders/bracing is the dead giveaway. They are indeed P/S products.

http://railyardmodels.com/4785cuftps2cd.html

http://thecrhs.org/ConrailEquipment/FreightCars/CoveredHoppers/3Bay/H54

[wcfn100]

Those are ex-CR (nee-PC) H54 class cars. The steel plate at the bottom of the end ladders/bracing is the dead giveaway. They are indeed P/S products.

http://railyardmodels.com/4785cuftps2cd.html

http://thecrhs.org/ConrailEquipment/FreightCars/CoveredHoppers/3Bay/H54

Don't think so the rib count isn't even the same.

Ex-SOU class HCS 25.

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=615526

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1936078

Jason

[packers#1]

Thanks guys; Jason's makes a bit more sense, being that the line is in the heart of the Southern's area (South Carolina); there may be a mix of both though. Thanks!

[cv_acr]

Definitely Pullman-Standard.
Definitely ex-Southern, not Conrail.
Definitely no models available.

[Robbman]

It's a PS2-CD 4000... just not built in the early 60s... interesting car to say the least.

[GonzoCRFan]

I'll be damned, I didn't know any other cars got the rolled end plate. Nevermind, then.

[packers#1]

Sorry, I have no idea what many of the specific parts of the freight car are; where is the rolled endplate on the car? I'm guessing from the name it's the plate at the end of the car, but what makes it rolled? I there no weld seam and it's just one sheet of metal?

[cv_acr]

The vertical plate across the end of the car, right above the end sill, just inside the ladder cage (not part of the car body). This has a bit of a curl in the top which Sean's referring to as "rolled". (Although I'm not sure if it's not just bent over and not rolled (which is a specific metalworking term). It could be.) Anyway, this design feature is unique to Pullman-Standard.

And I can come up with a few more examples that these ex-SOU and the ex-NYC/PC Conrail cars Sean's thinking of, so it's not only one particular model that had this feature.

See also:
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=plcx42659&o=ptlx
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=plcx43148&o=ptlx
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?o=ptlx&i=plcx43614_2
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=plwx44564&o=ptlx
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=pcb889750&o=pc
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=cr888945&o=conrail
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=ptlx35227&o=ptlx
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=ptlx35248&o=ptlx
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=ptlx36013&o=ptlx
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=ptlx38567&o=ptlx
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=ptlx41100&o=ptlx
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=ptlx41676&o=ptlx
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=ptlx41817&o=ptlx
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=ptlx42196&o=ptlx

You get the idea.

[cv_acr]

Actually, the old RailYard Models page referenced above also lists a whole bunch of other owners and number series that match the 4785, the specific car that PC/CR also had.

[packers#1]

Thanks Chris, learn something new everyday 

[Robbman]

The vertical plate across the end of the car, right above the end sill, just inside the ladder cage (not part of the car body). This has a bit of a curl in the top which Sean's referring to as "rolled". (Although I'm not sure if it's not just bent over and not rolled (which is a specific metalworking term). It could be.) Anyway, this design feature is unique to Pullman-Standard.

And I can come up with a few more examples that these ex-SOU and the ex-NYC/PC Conrail cars Sean's thinking of, so it's not only one particular model that had this feature.

See also:
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=plcx42659&o=ptlx
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=plcx43148&o=ptlx
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?o=ptlx&i=plcx43614_2
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=plwx44564&o=ptlx
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=pcb889750&o=pc
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=cr888945&o=conrail
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=ptlx35227&o=ptlx
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=ptlx35248&o=ptlx
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=ptlx36013&o=ptlx
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=ptlx38567&o=ptlx
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=ptlx41100&o=ptlx
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=ptlx41676&o=ptlx
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=ptlx41817&o=ptlx
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=ptlx42196&o=ptlx

You get the idea.

Nice photos!!!  While more than one model had these unique end stiles... it's there because the car has no center sill.

[lock4244]

http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=plcx42659&o=ptlx
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=plcx43148&o=ptlx
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?o=ptlx&i=plcx43614_2
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=plwx44564&o=ptlx

So needed in N.

[cv_acr]

So needed in N.

And HO.