Information on hoppers and model info?

[NW Modeling List]

Hi Gene:
I among others I appreciate your keeping an open eye in SC for N&W stuff! As far as build dates on cars, if you can get close to the car the hard part is over. In the black rectangles, painted on the side of the cars, SHOULD be the build date, rebuild date (if any) and, among other info, latest service information including service location. So if you have additional photos that you can zoom in on, you may have the information at hand.
Charlie Long
Lynchburg ( the one in VA)

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>Sent: Sep 13, 2010 8:34 AM

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>Subject: Information on hoppers and model info?

>

>I got pictures of several of the 17XXXX series Covered Hoppers yesterday down

>here in South Carolina.

> 

>http://www.rrmodel.info/2010/09/norfolk-western-in-south-carolina-2010.html

> 

>Couple of questions:

> 

>When would this series been built?

> 

>I noticed that they are marked "Grain loading only" but they also are displaying

>hazard placards? Any idea what they are carrying?

> 

>From the modeling side:

> 

>Are there N-Scale versions of these available?

> 

>Thanks in adavance...

>

>Gene Bowker http://genebowker.com/

>The Railroad Examiner - http://railfan.biz

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