Canadian Railroads > Are CN or CP 3800 Covered Hoppers in service?

I'm considering getting an HO scale Rapido model of a 3800 cu. ft. covered hopper, and I'm most interested in a CN or CP car. Does anyone know if either railroad still has them in service? If not, is there a secondhand owner that has patched them? So far I've found almost no photos of CP cars past 2012. I've found a few more of CN cars in the 2010-present range, but barely anything in last last 2 years. I found some ex-CN cars repatched to BAGX and WREX in the mid-2010's. Any info on other CN/CP cars is appreciated.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/25/20 17:15 by inCHI.

Can't remember off the top of my head which exact cars you're researching, but here's a good resource for Canadian freight cars. Basically summarized information from the ORER with in-service dates accurate to last year. Linked to the CP page but CN and private owners are on the site as well.

http://www.nakina.net/cp/cp.html



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/25/20 21:48 by djd83.

CN still has quite a few of their mid-70s built 3800s in service, in the brown paint scheme. They’re used often as buffer cars on the oil trains.

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Thanks for the link and the current info! I'll look into that. The cars are the cynlindrical covered hoppers made in the 60'-70's with a smaller size than the common ones for grain or wheat. That website looks like an excellent resource.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/26/20 11:59 by inCHI.