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RE: (erielack) Hopper construction help
- Subject: RE: (erielack) Hopper construction help
- From: "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>
- Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 12:10:06 -0400
Joe,
These cars are essentially the more common 70-ton PS2 covered hopper, but stretched vertically to obtain more cubic footage. So the area in-between the hoppers (behind the side sheets) is hollow, though I think there is a brace in there (don't quote me on that, though)
Any chance we'll see these as resin kits? :) We could SURE use them...
- Paul
> -----Original Message-----
> From: erielack-owner_@_lists.railfan.net
> [mailto:erielack-owner_@_lists.railfan.net]On Behalf Of
> JJLofland_@_aol.com
> Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 11:48 AM
> To: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
> Subject: (erielack) Hopper construction help
>
>
> List,
>
> I need some help concerning the construction of the EL 21300
> - 21349 hoppers.
>
> 100 ton, 2 bay Pullman Standard hoppers built in 1966
>
> The sides are straight and the ends are straight, both to the
> bottom of the
> car.
> The diagrams show the angle of the slop sheets for the two bays.
>
> My question is :
>
> Is the floor, bottom of the car flat? With the two bays
> coming out of it,
> or is it sort of hollow inside? Which means you could see
> the entire bay and
> the slop sheets, etc?
>
> Why are you asking? I'm building two of them in HO.
>
> Joe Lofland
> JJLModels
>
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