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From: JJordan eltrainmaster AT copper DOT net
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:59:39 -0400
Subject: Re:(erielack)D&H Covered Hoppers (was Mills on BCK)
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Hey gang-

Pictures of both mentioned models:

Athearn 5318 54' Covered Hopper braced sides

InterMountain Railway Company 45309-15 54' 3 bay 4750 cubic foot Covered
Hopper

-Joe Jordan
Train Nut Central
http://www.20thcenturyhobbies.com/trainnut/



At 07:09 AM 9/30/2010 -0700, pat.moore@att.net wrote:
>Paul,
>
>Yes, the D&H PS 4750s have been done in HO. Intermountain did them years
ago,
>both in kit form (a long time ago, I have one unbuilt) and in RTR. You
might be
>able to find them around but they seem rare as I keep up with such things on
>certain auction sites and don't recall seeing one in a long time.
>
>-pat moore
>
>
>
>----- Original Message ----
>From: Paul Brezicki
>To: EL Mailing List
>Sent: Thu, September 30, 2010 7:01:39 AM
>Subject: RE: (erielack) RE: Mills on BCK
>
>Hmmm, I remember those attractive red D&H cars. Have they been done in HO?
>
>Paul B
>
>
>From: Robert Stafford
>Subject: RE: (erielack) RE: Mills on BCK
>
>Paul,
>The Con Agra cars where used in movements of winter wheat off the Soo Line
from
>either the Twin Ports or the Twin Cities to Martins Creek on a Soo Chgo EL
>route. The 1st year the moves where made using only the Con Agra cars, the
2nd
>year they got mixed with Soo cars, as the train size increased and then
finally
>the movements where all Soo cars. Con Agra moved the cars to another
location
>for service.
>The cars from Buffalo during the months the lakes where open where
normally all
>EL cars. The only exception was when the D&H got there new bright red 100
ton
>grain cars the first revenue move was movement from Buffalo east toward
the D&H.
>The cars came into Martins Creek then where taken to Scranton for delivery
empty
>to the D&H.
>Bob Stafford
>
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