Open Hopper, 3-Bay Composite
Name | Open Hopper, 3-Bay Composite |
Region | North America |
Category | Rail |
Type | Rolling Stock (Freight) |
SubType | Open Hopper |
Variety | 3-Bay Composite |
Manufacturer | Various (Details) |
Era | NA Era II: Late Steam (1901 - 1938) |
History:
Composite side hoppers use a wooden sides with steel bracing. They are heavier than all-steel cars, but at their time of manufacture, wood was a cheaper and more readily available material than steel, and when full loaded, the weight of the car was a small fraction of the overall weight and thus the difference was largely irrelevant.
Railroad/Company:
This set of items is comprised of more than one name. Please look at the component items for details on the specific roadnames and/or manufacturers.
Item Links:
We found: 1 different collections associated with
Rail - Rolling Stock (Freight) - 3-Bay Composite
- Collection N Scale Model Trains: 19 different items
Item created by: gdm
on 2019-07-08 10:22:08
If you see errors or missing data in this entry, please feel free to log in and edit it. Anyone with a Gmail account can log in instantly.
If you see errors or missing data in this entry, please feel free to log in and edit it. Anyone with a Gmail account can log in instantly.