Class H9 Hoppers

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The one at Spencer IS an H-9.

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Is the one at Spencer an H9 ?  Ron H


On Thursday, June 4, 2015 4:01 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org<mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>> 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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