Late HL hoppers...

[NW Modeling List]

Just to put this puppy to bed, "before" and "after" photos of this little 
bit of chicanery.

H-9 60695 (neg.# 34463)
http://spec.lib.vt.edu/imagebase/norfolksouthern/full/ns2107.jpeg

"HL 58500" (neg.# 34459)
http://spec.lib.vt.edu/imagebase/norfolksouthern/full/ns1946.jpeg

H-9 60695 end view (neg.# 34461)
http://spec.lib.vt.edu/imagebase/norfolksouthern/full/ns2199.jpeg

"HL 58500" end view (neg.# 34455)
http://spec.lib.vt.edu/imagebase/norfolksouthern/full/ns1947.jpeg
notice the identical background and shadows, plus the giant paper(?) patch 
for the new number

David Thompson