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Subject: Re: [CBQ] CB&Q Hopper 181550
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Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:46:31 -0700
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On Wed, Apr 22, 2026 at 01:14 PM, Bob Chaparro wrote:
Built in 1958. From Series 180000-189999. 1,942 cars in service per the January 1965 Equipment Register.
 
CB&Q 181550 is actually part of the 180000-182749 HC-1 series of 1958 cubic foot covered hoppers, not 180000-189999 which included other sizes of LO covered hoppers and even the early HT-5B twin open top hoppers series 189000-189649 built in 1945.
 
The HC-1 series cars were built from 1940 to 1969 as follows:
 

CB&Q 180000-180099   Blt 1940 Havelock  HC-1

CB&Q 180200-180249   Blt 1943 Havelock  HC-1

CB&Q 180300-180399   Blt 1945 Havelock  HC-1

CB&Q 180400-180499   Blt 1946 Havelock  HC-1

CB&Q 180500-180649   Blt 1948 Havelock  HC-1

CB&Q 180650-180849   Blt 1951 Havelock  HC-1A

CB&Q 180850-181049   Blt 1952 Havelock  HC-1A

CB&Q 181050-181249   Blt 1955 Havelock  HC-1A

CB&Q 180850-181049   Blt 1952 Havelock  HC-1A

CB&Q 181250-181546   Blt 1957 Havelock  HC-1A

CB&Q 181550-181899   Blt 1958 Havelock  HC-1B

CB&Q 181900-182249   Blt 1961 Havelock  HC-1C

CB&Q 181900-182249   Blt 1961 Havelock  HC-1D

CB&Q 182250-182449   Blt 1968 Havelock  HC-1D

CB&Q 182500-182749   Rblt 1969 Havelock  HC-1D

 
So 181550 is the first HC-1B series 181550-181899 which were built at Havelock in 1958.
 
I show two different HC-1B cars (181604 and 181845) in wheel reports carrying CLAY (bentonite) to Reserve Mining and Erie Mining respectively in Minnesota on 6-4-1966 on CB&Q train 97. On 12-18-1967 CB&Q HC-1B 181663 was empty heading to Oregon, IL  for sand loading on train 73. According to the 1968 CB&Q Equipment Distribution Manual Section 500 page 7 this car was designated "S" - Silica Loading Only.
 
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Tom Mack
Cincinnati, OH
Modeling Chicago-Mpls/StP 1965-merger
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