Nice weathering and in remarkably good condition for it's age! Good catch, Andrew. Hey, Hemi, is that hopper a close approximation to the Trainworx N hopper?
Gary, This does appear to be a match, if not an exact match, for the Trainworx Quad-Hopper which is, as I'm sure you know, available in CB&Q paint. Andrew
Hard to believe it's already been that long. Harder still, to figure out how this one was missed by the paint shop! Boxcab E50
Keep your camera handy! For a while here, we were regularly seeing ex-GN and NP chip cars. Then, suddenly, gone. The industry closed. Boxcab E50
I think that's a great catch! I caught a Frisco hopper recently, but don't anyone tell Charlie.. Harold
I remember seeing a bunch out here in the wilds of Washington in railroad tie reclamation service. BNSF had replaced a few thousand ties and stacked them all here in town. All were loaded into a bunch of ratty Q hoppers. Neat to see.
I took a pic of a Q hopper not long ago in Bowie, TX. It may be the same one I'll have to check. I didn't have good light at all, though. Hemi, when did you catch that boxcar? That's pretty sweet. Is it C&S reporting marks?
At the Coors complex in Golden, CO. It has since been moved to the Colo. RR Museum. Along with a D&RGW GP30, and this:
