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Open Hopper, 2-Bay, Rib Side, 8-Panel

Vehicle - Rail - Rolling Stock (Freight) - 2-Bay Rib Side, 8-Panel
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NameOpen Hopper, 2-Bay, Rib Side, 8-Panel
RegionNorth America
CategoryRail
TypeRolling Stock (Freight)
SubTypeOpen Hopper
Variety2-Bay Rib Side, 8-Panel
ManufacturerVarious (Details)
EraNA Era IV: 2nd Gen Diesel (1958 - 1978)



History: In the 1960s, Chesapeake & Ohio’s earliest offset side hoppers were coming due for rebuilding. Rather than fabricating new offset sides, C&O’s Raceland Shops opted for new sides with 8 full length panels joined with external ribs. This made the cars cheaper to rebuild and maintain. It also extended the service lives of the cars into the 1980s. C&O would go on to rebuild over 15,000 cars into 8-panel hoppers. Baltimore & Ohio sent many of their offset side hoppers over to the Raceland Shops of their sister road C&O for rebuilding into 8-panel hoppers. By this time, B&O had adopted C&O’s Futura demi-bold lettering for reporting marks and road numbers but B&O’s capitol dome logo persisted. These cars also operated well into the 1980s.
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Item Links: We found: 1 different collections associated with Rail - Rolling Stock (Freight) - 2-Bay Rib Side, 8-Panel
Item created by: gdm on 2019-01-18 20:46:06

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