Re: [CBQ] Digest Number 2842

[Ken Martin <kmartin@cwia.com>]

> 1. Re: Did CBQ/C&S have any Quad hopper as represented by Athearn model    
>     From: Tom Mack\\

> For twin hoppers in CB&Q and C&S the Accurail models are good. I think
> there is a composite hopper that also is accurate, but I can't
> remember who produces them.
> 
> Tom Mack
> Cincinnati, OH
> 

The C&S twin hoppers were USRA design cars and can be modeled with 
either Accurail or Tichy.

The first CB&Q twin hoppers were an AC&F design, they were 3'9" longer 
giving them a capacity of 2,078 cubic feet, compared to 1,880 cubic feet 
of the USRA cars. Later cars were built in Q shops to the same design. I 
don't know of any model for the HT 1-4 class however the Athern twin 
will work for the HT-5 if you scribe the joint betwween the two side 
panels and rework the ladder on the left side of the car.

See BRHS Freight Car Data Sheet on 55-ton Twin Hoppers.

Proto 2000 made a composite hopper for the Q, also the Athern composite 
car will work with a little detailing.

Ulrich also did a triple hopper for the Q. Roundhouse did the outside 
braced version of the triple hopper but it has rivets which the Q cars 
didn't have.

Ken Martin






 
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