H-30 PRR Coivered Hoppers/ N&W HC-3 Covered Hoppers

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Red Ball showed a pre-release model of this car at
theCincinnati National Train Show.  The kit is
injection molded styrene body with etched brass
details and expected this coming summer.
Merle Rice

--- nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org wrote:


> This is not correct.  The N&W HC-3 is not the same

> as the PRR car.  The HC-3 has a cubic capacity of

> 3028.  The PRR H30 has a cubic capacity of 1973. 

> See

>

http://prr.railfan.net/diagrams/PRRdiagrams.html?diag=h30.gif&sel=hopp&sz=sm&fr=

> 

> Also, see the H30a

>

http://prr.railfan.net/diagrams/PRRdiagrams.html?diag=h30a.gif&sel=hopp&sz=sm&fr=

> 

> Of these PRR cars, I understand the H30a is close,

> if not identical, to the N&W HC-1, which also has a

> cubic capcity of 1973.

> 

> Funaro offers a kit for the PRR and N&W versions.  I

> have heard from some PRR modelers that a plastic

> version of this car may be forthcoming.  Other than

> that I have no details.

> 

> Jim Brewer

> www.pocahontasmodels.com

> 

>   ----- Original Message ----- 

>   From: nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org 

>   To: N and W Modeling List 

>   Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 5:43 PM

>   Subject: RE: H-30 PRR Coivered Hoppers/ N&W HC-3

> Covered Hoppers

> 

> 

>   The N&W Class HC-3 and HC-3a covered hoppers built

> in the late 1940's (Some or all by Greenville) were

> very similar to the PRR H-30 class which was first

> built in 1935.  The last of the H-30 variations was

> built in 1951.  

> 

> 

> 

>   See the N&W car in the Virginia tech website: 

> http://imagebase.lib.vt.edu  Search for HC-3 

> "Hopper, Covered"

> 

> 

> 

>   See the PRR cars in the website at: 

> http://prr.railfan.net/  

> 

> 

> 

>   There are probably more websites with info- I just

> did a quick search.  

> 

> 

> 

>   F&C made this hopper in a flat back mold kit about

> eight years ago.  Pretty good kit.

> 

> 

> 

>   PSC made brass HO H-30's and HC-3's about that

> date, too.

> 

> 

> 

>   Must be four years ago now, but we ran a covered

> hopper series in The ARROW that discusses the HC-3. 

> 

> 

> 

> 

>   Gary Rolih  

> 

>   Cincinnati

> 

>   -----Original Message-----

>   From: nw-modeling-list-bounces at nwhs.org

> [mailto:nw-modeling-list-bounces at nwhs.org] On Behalf

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>   Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:49 AM

>   To: N and W Modeling List

>   Subject: H-30 Coivered Hoppers

> 

> 

> 

>   I believe the H-30 was the triple bay covered

> hopper that was similar - if not identical - to a

> Pennsy cover hopper several years ago.  Is anyone

> aware of a decal manufacturer that makes proper

> decals for the H-30?

> 

> 

> 

>   Bill Smith

> 

>   Atlanta, GA 

> 

> 

> 

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