[CBQ] Re: AC&F 4600 CuFt covered hoppers.

["wadegriffi@att.net" <wadegriffi@att.net>]

--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Fuchs" <fuchst900@...> wrote:


>  Steve :  These are two very different cars . The 4600 cuft car is a plate 
> "B".  The 4650 cu ft car is a plate "C" .  Both these cars were built over a 
> relatively long time span in the mid to late 1960's. During this time the 
> rules about roof walks changed, so you have high and low mounted brake wheels 
> along with their associated full and partial ladders.  Additionally , 4600 cu 
> ft cars are indeed several feet longer than the 4650 cu ft cars.  They are 
> also "shorter" - as in less "tall" .  That's why the difference in plate 
> classification.
    If you want to build some of the correct 4600 cars , the Sept 1999 RMC  and 
July 1997 RMC articles will give you drawings and data and a few pointers for 
detailing .   The "Q" had both versions of the 4600 cu ft car.  The BB you 
mentioned has end and side views of both versions .

    Another dandy source of info on covered hoppers is the Railmodel Journal 
freight car models - Vol. III - it details all kinds of covered hoppers - it 
was published in 1995 , but you might still find a copy at a flea market.

   Anyway , hope this helps,  Wade Griffis







> I notice that Intermountain is gong to release CBQ markings for their ACF4650 
> CuFt hopper.  The Covered Hopper Burlington Bulletin lists them as 4600 CuFt. 
> Since the BB does not give measurements beyond the capacity, are these the 
> same lenght as the Intermountain model?  The pictures in the BB just look 
> longer to me than the IM model.  Does anybody have any insight on this?  I am 
> not concerned about very small differences since I cant imagine the 50 Cu Ft 
> would change the car significantly but if they are two totally different 
> cars, I would not be inclined to consider the Intermountain car.  Thanks,  
> Steve, Eastern Washington
>




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