GRW Hopper, Ex-BLE/ROCK

[URR566]

Check out this car I saw about two weeks ago. Its a Gary Railway ex-BLE HT53 class "Blue Bird" former Rock hopper. Most of the Rock lettering is bleeding through, even the old Rock number which appears to be 700403. Above the Rock number is the original BLE number. I see a 1, 2, and 5 showing through. Beneath the Rock number is a BLE date of 8-96. Sorry the pic is a bit blurry it caught me by surprise. I did jump ahead of the train and photograph the other side and it only has a bit of the Rock "R" visible. This side shown below has a lot of history visible. The car is currently used in coke service on the Union Railroad between Clairton and Braddock. I'll have to try and catch it again and get a better photo of it on this side.

[bessemerbob]

Great catch.


Still a few of these GRW cars in service on the URR. This is the only one I have seen with an all black dip, the others are the traditional blue birds with black panels.

[northbessemer]

I keep pestering Exactrail to make this car in HO. They've been doing pretty well with Midwestern hoppers, and the Rock fits right in. Would be a great compliment to the Tangents.

This pic taken in Utah got their attention:

railpictures.net/photo/519702

Let them know your interest

exactrail.com/pages/contact-us


On the covered hopper front, Accurail released 4750 BLE covered hoppers. Nice, but hoping Tangent will take a swipe at them.

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