New-er Hoppers Coming

[bessemerbob]

CN is sending some hoppers to the BLE sub to help out with the aging fleet. 

75-100 4 bay hoppers are currently getting door modifications to meet USS requirements and will be heading to the BLE sub. 

Not sure on reporting marks as of yet. They can be anything from the CN family

[northbessemer]

Any idea when they are coming?

Guess the opportunities for videos of "pure" Bessemer hoppers are diminishing.

Couple possibilities:

www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2296146

www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3472930

www.rrpicturearchives.net/rsList.aspx?id=CN&cid=5

[bessemerbob]

Currently having the mods completed.

I suspect we should see them come into Shennango in about a month.

[URR566]

Interesting. IC and EJ&E also have 4 bay hoppers.

[bessemerbob]

Cant seem to track down exact reporting marks.

Non-railfans do not seem to care much about that, just condition..

I have had two folks mention Chicago Central (CC) reporting marks

[northbessemer]

Couple of CC hopper pix

rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=737192

Note the BLE hopper offline in 2007. Wonder how many B&LE hoppers have been scattered across the CN system.

CC hopper in CN scheme:

rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=4293251

No pics yet from Bessemer sub

rrpicturearchives.net/rslist.aspx?id=CC

Any with orig CC&P logos will be interesting. The noodles are kinda meh.

[URR566]

More and more of these CC hoppers keep coming in.