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C&O and CSX Hoppers I Have Known and Loved, Part 1 - 12-09-2018

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These are a few of the slides I presented at a slide show during the C&OHS convention in Lynchburg last August. I scanned these for Carl Shaver, so he could provide additional information. My presentation was entitled “C&O and CSX Hoppers I Have Known And Loved.”

1. C&O hopper 76050 Pikeville KY. 03-10-1973. Ex-B&O, blt 1947-49, reblt Raceland 1961-63.
C&O hopper 76050 Pikeville KY. 03-10-1973. Ex-B&O, blt 1947-49, reblt Raceland 1961-63.

2. C&O hopper 138947 Shelby KY. 05-10-1987. Ex-B&O, blt 1951-53, reblt Raceland 1967-68.
C&O hopper 138947 Shelby KY. 05-10-1987. Ex-B&O, blt 1951-53, reblt Raceland 1967-68.

3. Elkem Metals hopper 631 Alloy WV. 02-26-1995. Ex-C&O nee-B&O.
Elkem Metals hopper 631 Alloy WV. 02-26-1995. Ex-C&O nee-B&O.

4. C&O hopper 139809 Shelby KY. 1996. 160,000 capy, 2880 cu ft, ex-C&NW (Fort Dodge, DeMoines & Southern) 33018 nee-Erie-Lackawanna 33019. Carl says C&NW acquired them for ballast service on their new line to the Wyoming coal field.
C&O hopper 139809 Shelby KY. 1996. 160,000 capy, 2880 cu ft, ex-C&NW (Fort Dodge, DeMoines & Southern) 33018 nee-Erie-Lackawanna 33019. Carl says C&NW acquired them for ballast service on their new line to the Wyoming coal field.

5. C&O hopper 141528 Ramsey KY. 10-31-1986. 160,000 capy, ex-P&LE.
C&O hopper 141528 Ramsey KY. 10-31-1986. 160,000 capy, ex-P&LE.

6. C&O hopper 149597 Shelby KY. 04-15-1996. 160,000 capy, blt 1959, reblt 1975, ex-Elgin, Joliet & Eastern, nee-Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (?). Reblt by Penn Central at Holidaysburg Car Shop.
C&O hopper 149597 Shelby KY. 04-15-1996. 160,000 capy, blt 1959, reblt 1975, ex-Elgin, Joliet & Eastern, nee-Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (?). Reblt by Penn Central at Holidaysburg Car Shop.

7. UMP hopper 6955 Shelby KY. 08-05-1984. 200,000 capy, 3433 cu ft, blt Raceland 08-1979.
UMP hopper 6955 Shelby KY. 08-05-1984. 200,000 capy, 3433 cu ft, blt Raceland 08-1979.

8. CSX hopper 831879 Coal Run KY. 05-29-2006. Blt N&W Roanoke 05-1979, ex-C&O 191846 nee-UMP series 6000-6599.
CSX hopper 831879 Coal Run KY. 05-29-2006. Blt N&W Roanoke 05-1979, ex-C&O 191846 nee-UMP series 6000-6599.

9. WSOX (UMP Leasing later Wisconsin & Southern Leasing) hopper 6652 Peach Creek KY. 07-24-1994. Blt Raceland 1979, UMP 6652. Later HLMX (Helm Financial) 6652.
WSOX (UMP Leasing later Wisconsin & Southern Leasing) hopper 6652 Peach Creek KY. 07-24-1994. Blt Raceland 1979, UMP 6652. Later HLMX (Helm Financial) 6652.

10. C&O hopper 191838 Shelby KY. 05-16-1992. Blt N&W Roanoke Car Shop, ex-UMP or WSOX series 6000-6599. Now CSX 292827 rebuilt for aggregate (?) service.
C&O hopper 191838 Shelby KY. 05-16-1992. Blt N&W Roanoke Car Shop, ex-UMP or WSOX series 6000-6599. Now CSX 292827 rebuilt for aggregate (?) service.

11. C&O hopper 38008 Pikeville KY. 11-08-1988. Blt Greenville Steel Car for their lease fleet, ex-GSCX 5030 (leased to Consolidation Coal note logo).
C&O hopper 38008 Pikeville KY. 11-08-1988. Blt Greenville Steel Car for their lease fleet, ex-GSCX 5030 (leased to Consolidation Coal note logo).

12. CSX hopper 378787 Rainelle WV. 03-30-2012. 206,300 load limit, 4000 cu ft, blt 12-1981. Ex GSNX 323.
CSX hopper 378787 Rainelle WV. 03-30-2012. 206,300 load limit, 4000 cu ft, blt 12-1981. Ex GSNX 323.

13. CSX hopper 389795, ex-224608. Ashland KY. 03-02-2008. Blt 03-1967, 207,100 capy, 2929 cu ft. Rebuilt from covered hopper for ore service to AK Steel. Hopper gates are sealed shut.
CSX hopper 389795, ex-224608. Ashland KY. 03-02-2008. Blt 03-1967, 207,100 capy, 2929 cu ft. Rebuilt from covered hopper for ore service to AK Steel. Hopper gates are sealed shut.

14. KPXX (Progress Rail Services) hopper 186384 Peach Creek WV. 04-11-1998. Ex-B&O but a Chessie standard.
KPXX (Progress Rail Services) hopper 186384 Peach Creek WV. 04-11-1998. Ex-B&O but a Chessie standard.

15. C&O hopper 62837 Shelby KY. 03-09-1986. “Green coke loading only”. The car is in coal service. (All of the coke I’ve seen was gray!)
C&O hopper 62837 Shelby KY. 03-09-1986. “Green coke loading only”. The car is in coal service. (All of the coke I’ve seen was gray!)

I may scan the rest of those 66.

Train images used by permission of Everett N Young