Class H9 Hoppers

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George,

That would be very kind of you thanks!

Kevin Byrd

On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 10:46 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
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> Kevin:
>
> I am a volunteer at NC Transportation Museum and a member of the board.  I
> have photos that I took before, during and after we restored our H-9 hopper
> when I headed the Car department.   I'll dig out some photos and post them
> for you.   I may have some pics of the door frames too.    The hopper is on
> display at the museum; and, we use it on some event weekends if we are to
> have a freight train running and/or a photo shoot.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> George Weber
>
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>
> Thanks Ken. I checked Google and Bing Live maps and I can see a N&W hopper
> attached to the #7 in the Bluefield City Park. You can't zoom in close
> enough to say for sure but it may be a two bay style. So it could be an H9.
> I will try to find a way to confirm it.  Spencer and Bluefield are about
> the same distance from me. I'll plan to make a trip to one or the other
> location and take some photos.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Kevin Byrd
> Chesterfield, VA
>
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>
> > On Jun 4, 2015, at 7:58 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > Kevin
> >
> > There is an H9 at North Carolina Transportation Museum, I provided art
> for stenciling it. I believe there is also one at Bluefield on display with
> No. 7.
> >
> > Ken Miller
> >> On Jun 3, 2015, at 5:00 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
> >>
> >> I am working on modeling a N&W Class H9 Hopper. I have conducted much
> research at the N&WHS Archives, the Va. Tech library photo archives, own a
> copy of Dow's Coal Cars book and have nearly everything I need to complete
> my project. (Subsequently I have nearly finished a 3D CAD version modeled
> in Solidworks.) However, I am a bit foggy on the details of the hopper door
> frames. It is a Wine Co. hopper door design with a cast frame and door.
> >>
> >> Does anyone know if there are any existing H9 hoppers out there in the
> world that escaped the scrap yard. I could see where a community,
> especially one up in coal country may have a static display ... say in the
> town square or like place. If feasible I would like to visit where one
> might exist and look things over to help my understanding of the door frame
> design. I am not sure if that design was shared with other classes of
> hopper. If that is the case, an examination of an alternate class of hopper
> might be helpful also.
> >>
> >> Any information would be appreciated.
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >> Kevin Byrd
> >> Chesterfield, VA
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