Request for VGN (and N&W) Help from the Modeling Committee

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Russ,
 
Add my vote for the HU/HUa hoppers interest count.  I'm looking for  
1918-1925 era rolling stock and would definitely provide someone some  business.
 
Chuck Stewart 
Bahama, NC
Durham District.
 
 
In a message dated 1/28/2006 1:17:00 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org writes:

Russ--
 
There's been a lot of interest in the 4-bay HU/HUa hoppers, which started  to 
appear about 1922 and ultimately were rebuilt into H3s in the early 40s due  
to body corrosion.  They were said to be the beginning of modern steel  
construction for hoppers on the N&W.  Andy Dow calls them  "grandfather" to the 
production H2s and "great grandfather" to the H10s (I  guess he also meant 
"father" to the H3s into which they evolved).  They  were unique to the N&W, as far 
as I know, and seemingly  ubiquitous in all those company photos...esp the ones 
showing mining  operations and Y3 class locos.  Al Westerfield has promised 
them for  years, but probably still on the back burner in his shop.  Sure would 
be  nice to have a string behind those Proto 2000 Y3s.
 
B--



 
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