Need help with identification of an N&W hopper photo curiosity

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Ed's correct.  Andrew Dow's book *Norfolk and Western Coal Cars From 1881
to 1998* also confirms that it is a H3.

Ed Painter, Narrows, VA living in Cohutta, GA

On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 8:49 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> It’s an early H3. Brent.  In the early diesel era, H3s were being scrapped
> rapidly, and this one won’t last much longer.
>
> EdKing
>
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> *Subject:* Need help with identification of an N&W hopper photo curiosity
>
>
> In the N&W facilities in color book, I found a photo that had a couple of
> hoppers in the background (huge surprise there, right?).  However, at the
> bottom of page 88 one of the cars caught my attention and has me now
> scratching my head, so I turn to this august body for assistance in
> identifying it.  (partial copy of photo attached here)
>
>
>
> The hopper number is 4389 which should put it in the H3 class of hoppers.
> From looking at the side panels, it is clearly a 3 bay car.  But the end
> sheets do not have the notch in the peak, although it does have a powered
> brake wheel.  I had always been of the understanding that the rebuilding of
> the HU to H3 was where the introduction of the notched end peak originated,
> and although some wartime limitations resulted in the retention of the
> vertical shaft brake system, all of the pictures of those that I have seen
> still had the notched end peaks.   This end does look like the end used on
> the HU, but with the power brake wheel, so I am puzzled...
>
>
>
> Sincere thanks,
>
> Brent
>
>
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