What is it?
How is it different from others?
What time period?
What was hauled?
The slabside covered hopper was first built by the CPR in 1946. Eventually, there were over 2,700 cars of this type in service for the CPR, CNR, TH&B, PGE, and CGLX. While the majority of the cars had six hatches, there were also 8-, 10-, and 12-hatch versions in service.
There was a good two-part article on these cars in the August and September 1986 issues of RMC. Sylvan released a craftsman-type resin model of these cars and Trueline Trains now offers them r-t-r in plastic.
Here are a couple of prototype photos:
and one of the Sylvan models:
Wayne
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