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Date: 11/17/12 06:59
Prototype for Athearn BB hopper?
Author: pennsy3750

Is/was there a specific prototype for the Athearn steam-era hopper? This is the 4-bay car with offset sides. I have a few lying around that I'd like to try and rebuild into better-looking renditions of prototype cars.

I've tried Googling; I get a lot of results for 2- and 3-bay cars but nothing on 4-bay ones.

TIA

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Date: 11/17/12 09:06
Re: Prototype for Athearn BB hopper?
Author: puddlejumper

ARA, 70 Ton hopper, ca. 1926.

I had posted a link here, but deleted it because I think it is prohibited. Do a google search of "prototype for Athearn Quad Hopper" and 2 or 3 sites pop up that talk about it.

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Date: 11/17/12 14:29
Re: Prototype for Athearn BB hopper?
Author: fbe

The Milwaukee Road had some good matches from the 1930s which lasted into the late 1960s at least.

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Date: 11/17/12 16:04
Re: Prototype for Athearn BB hopper?
Author: pennsypower

There's NO WAY that this is a Western Maryland car. They had neither offset side cars nor quads, regardless of what lettering Athearn decided to put on the cars.

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Date: 11/17/12 16:40
Re: Prototype for Athearn BB hopper?
Author: IronWill

B&O, C&O, ERIE, MIlW, MP,KCS, and the original Norfolk Southern

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