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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Dear Ken, thank you for that. Someone did mention these stragglers, interesting to have it confirmed! </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I will work out some way of getting that issue of the Arrow when it is out.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Many thanks again,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Ben Scanlon</div><div><br></div>
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On Friday 17 October 2025 at 13:29:05 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. H2a lease of hoppers to PRR, return of hoppers to N&W<br></div><div dir="ltr"> (NW Modeling List)<br></div><div dir="ltr"> 2. Re: H2a lease of hoppers to PRR, return of hoppers to N&W<br></div><div dir="ltr"> (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: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:05:38 +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: H2a lease of hoppers to PRR, return of hoppers to N&W<br></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID:<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <<a href="mailto:mailman.10224.1760627234.722595.nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mailman.10224.1760627234.722595.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">I have heard that the return of these hoppers commenced in early 1967 and that they were all back on the N&W by halfway through the year.? Is this so, or could some have lasted on PRR into the PC era??<br></div><div dir="ltr">Ben ScanlonShanghai<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/20251016/261ceac7/attachment-0001.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pairlist6.pair.net/pipermail/nw-modeling-list/attachments/20251016/261ceac7/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: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:03:19 -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: H2a lease of hoppers to PRR, return of hoppers to N&W<br></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID:<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <<a href="mailto:mailman.10230.1760641429.722595.nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mailman.10230.1760641429.722595.nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Ben<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The lease of the H2a hoppers is pretty complex.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The late Charlie Schlotthober did tremendous legwork to compile a roster of the leased cars from the equipment ledgers I have donated to the Archives. Fortunately, he had shared his detailed spreadsheet with me so I could write an Arrow article on the cars, which is still to come. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">2,000 hoppers were leased by the Pennsy beginning in July 1956, with two cars that month, one more in September, one more in January 1957, two more in February, followed by one in March, and then, in April, the vast majority began to move over. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Over 2400 cars were involved in this deal, with some lost to wrecks or shipped back for repairs, and others sent as replacements.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Almost all the cars were returned to the N&W beginning in 1966, arriving in Columbus and being reinstated at Williamson.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">There were a few strays, one each month in April 1967, August, September, October and December for a total of five cars, the last car barely made it to the PC era, being returned on June 23, 1968.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Please be sure to look for the detailed article in the Arrow sometime next year.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Again, my thanks to Charlie Schlotthber for the excellent research on this.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Best<br></div><div dir="ltr">Ken Miller<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">> On Oct 16, 2025, at 11:05 AM, NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <<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">> I have heard that the return of these hoppers commenced in early 1967 and that they were all back on the N&W by halfway through the year. Is this so, or could some have lasted on PRR into the PC era? <br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> Ben Scanlon<br></div><div dir="ltr">> Shanghai<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"><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 277, Issue 7<br></div><div dir="ltr">************************************************<br></div></div>
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