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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Dear Jim, Thank you. Unfortunately the only copy of Dow available is $300, well beyond my means. I'll continue to check, but the price is even higher than the last time I looked. I don't doubt th book is worth it. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">An H3 sounds a good candidate. Am I right in that H2. H2a and H3 all had 5'8" wheelbase trucks ?</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Cheers, </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Ben Scanlon</div><div><br></div>
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On Saturday 7 June 2025 at 13:29:35 GMT+8, nw-modeling-list-request@nwhs.org <nw-modeling-list-request@nwhs.org> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">Send NW-Modeling-List mailing list submissions to<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="mailto:nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="https://pairlist6.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/nw-modeling-list" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pairlist6.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/nw-modeling-list</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="mailto:nw-modeling-list-request@nwhs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nw-modeling-list-request@nwhs.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">You can reach the person managing the list at<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="mailto:nw-modeling-list-owner@nwhs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nw-modeling-list-owner@nwhs.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br></div><div dir="ltr">than "Re: Contents of NW-Modeling-List digest..."<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Today's Topics:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> 1. interesting N&W hopper classes that made it to late 1967 -<br></div><div dir="ltr"> early 1968 (NW Modeling List)<br></div><div dir="ltr"> 2. Re: interesting N&W hopper classes that made it to late 1967<br></div><div dir="ltr"> - early 1968 (NW Modeling List)<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">----------------------------------------------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Message: 1<br></div><div dir="ltr">Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2025 02:18:20 +0000 (UTC)<br></div><div dir="ltr">From: NW Modeling List <<a href="mailto:nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">To: "nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org" <<a href="mailto:nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: interesting N&W hopper classes that made it to late 1967 -<br></div><div dir="ltr"> early 1968<br></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:mailman.1881.1749207483.722595.nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mailman.1881.1749207483.722595.nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">If one threw one's modeling era back to the era mentioned, what would be an interesting 2 or 3 bay N&W hopper class that had a lot of character, eg, signs of multiple rebuilding etc, and was still being interchanged, into the early PC era ??<br></div><div dir="ltr">Something notable, but not so rare as to stretch credulity.<br></div><div dir="ltr">regards,?<br></div><div dir="ltr">Ben S.?<br></div><div dir="ltr">-------------- next part --------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br></div><div dir="ltr">URL: <<a href="https://pairlist6.pair.net/pipermail/nw-modeling-list/attachments/20250606/d191457f/attachment-0001.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pairlist6.pair.net/pipermail/nw-modeling-list/attachments/20250606/d191457f/attachment-0001.htm</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Message: 2<br></div><div dir="ltr">Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2025 07:24:06 -0400<br></div><div dir="ltr">From: NW Modeling List <<a href="mailto:nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">To: NW Modeling List <<a href="mailto:nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: Re: interesting N&W hopper classes that made it to late 1967<br></div><div dir="ltr"> - early 1968<br></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:mailman.1883.1749211260.722595.nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mailman.1883.1749211260.722595.nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Ben S.,<br></div><div dir="ltr">I would suggest you acquire a copy of N&W Coal Cars by Dow. In it, on<br></div><div dir="ltr">pages 216-7, he shows that hopper all classes HU/3 and following made it<br></div><div dir="ltr">into 1968 with the exceptions of HV and HA/5. Some of these, I am certain,<br></div><div dir="ltr">only survived in MoW service would not be interchanged. In the chapters on<br></div><div dir="ltr">specific car classes Dow gives more information of numbers of cars in<br></div><div dir="ltr">service in particular years. For example, one H3 was in service until<br></div><div dir="ltr">1969, plenty of rebuild character there.<br></div><div dir="ltr">Jim Cochran<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">On Fri, Jun 6, 2025 at 6:58?AM NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">> If one threw one's modeling era back to the era mentioned, what would be<br></div><div dir="ltr">> an interesting 2 or 3 bay N&W hopper class that had a lot of character, eg,<br></div><div dir="ltr">> signs of multiple rebuilding etc, and was still being interchanged, into<br></div><div dir="ltr">> the early PC era ?<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Something notable, but not so rare as to stretch credulity.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> regards,<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Ben S.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> ________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <a href="mailto:NW-Modeling-List@nwhs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NW-Modeling-List@nwhs.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> To change your subscription go to<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <a href="https://pairlist6.pair.net/mailman/options/nw-modeling-list" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pairlist6.pair.net/mailman/options/nw-modeling-list</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Browse the NW-Modeling-List archives at<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <a href="https://pairlist6.pair.net/pipermail/nw-modeling-list/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pairlist6.pair.net/pipermail/nw-modeling-list/</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">-------------- next part --------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br></div><div dir="ltr">URL: <<a href="https://pairlist6.pair.net/pipermail/nw-modeling-list/attachments/20250606/71045e57/attachment-0001.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pairlist6.pair.net/pipermail/nw-modeling-list/attachments/20250606/71045e57/attachment-0001.htm</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: Digest Footer<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:NW-Modeling-List@nwhs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NW-Modeling-List@nwhs.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">To change your subscription go to<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://pairlist6.pair.net/mailman/options/nw-modeling-list" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pairlist6.pair.net/mailman/options/nw-modeling-list</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Browse the NW-Modeling-List archives at<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://pairlist6.pair.net/pipermail/nw-modeling-list/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pairlist6.pair.net/pipermail/nw-modeling-list/</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">End of NW-Modeling-List Digest, Vol 273, Issue 5<br></div><div dir="ltr">************************************************<br></div></div>
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