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Bluford Shops N 74114 3-Bay Offset Side Hopper Ontario Northland 'C&O Coal Service Stencil' ONT #140120
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SKU: BLU74114
Bluford Shops N 74114 3-Bay Offset Side Hopper Ontario Northland 'C&O Coal Service Stencil' ONT #140120
Railroad Specific Information:
Around 1957, Ontario Northland found themselves with a temporary glut of hoppers. ONT made an arrangement with Chesapeake & Ohio and these 3-bay offset side hoppers were sent south to move coal on the C&O. They were not renumbered so to prevent C&O agents from routing the empty cars back to Canada, they received what must be the largest routing instructions ever applied to car sides: 'TIDE COAL ONLY. WHEN EMPTY RETURN TO HANDLEY FROM THE WEST OR THURMOND FROM THE EAST, C&O RWY. MUST NOT BE LOADED TO OR MOVED TO CANADA.' The cars were eventually returned to ONT, and could be found in the mid-60s assigned to the Dane, Ontario iron ore pool and sporting a new paint job.
Prototype Information:
70 ton 3-Bay Offset Side Hoppers first appeared in the late '20s and by the late '30s had become an AAR standard design with cars delivered from a number of builders in large quantities. The last of these cars were delivered in the late-'60s and many remained in service through the '80s.
These ready-to-run models feature:
- Diecast slope sheet-hopper bay-center sill assembly
- Injection molded plastic sides, ends, and hopper doors
- Fully molded brake tank, valve and air lines
- Slope sheet braces
- Separately molded vertical brake rod and lever assembly
- Body mounted brake hose detail
- 'Coal' load except as noted
- Body mounted magnetically operating couplers; close coupling;
- Friction bearing or roller bearing trucks as appropriate for each road name
- All road names are produced in multiple road numbers.
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Bluford Shops N 74114 3-Bay Offset Side Hopper Ontario Northland 'C&O Coal Service Stencil' ONT #140120
Railroad Specific Information:
Around 1957, Ontario Northland found themselves with a temporary glut of hoppers. ONT made an arrangement with Chesapeake & Ohio and these 3-bay offset side hoppers were sent south to move coal on the C&O. They were not renumbered so to prevent C&O agents from routing the empty cars back to Canada, they received what must be the largest routing instructions ever applied to car sides: 'TIDE COAL ONLY. WHEN EMPTY RETURN TO HANDLEY FROM THE WEST OR THURMOND FROM THE EAST, C&O RWY. MUST NOT BE LOADED TO OR MOVED TO CANADA.' The cars were eventually returned to ONT, and could be found in the mid-60s assigned to the Dane, Ontario iron ore pool and sporting a new paint job.
Prototype Information:
70 ton 3-Bay Offset Side Hoppers first appeared in the late '20s and by the late '30s had become an AAR standard design with cars delivered from a number of builders in large quantities. The last of these cars were delivered in the late-'60s and many remained in service through the '80s.
These ready-to-run models feature:
- Diecast slope sheet-hopper bay-center sill assembly
- Injection molded plastic sides, ends, and hopper doors
- Fully molded brake tank, valve and air lines
- Slope sheet braces
- Separately molded vertical brake rod and lever assembly
- Body mounted brake hose detail
- 'Coal' load except as noted
- Body mounted magnetically operating couplers; close coupling;
- Friction bearing or roller bearing trucks as appropriate for each road name
- All road names are produced in multiple road numbers.
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