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RDG Coco Bean Hoppers at the CP&W 9 years 5 months ago #3636

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Hi Rob,

No I haven't seen the "Color Guide to Reading Fright and Passenger Equipment" book. Sounds like it might be a good resource for me. Now to find a copy to borrow. I have found some info that John Hall put together that was on the Rolling Stock Reference link here. It was very helpful in providing some history for the cars up until they was retired. I'll try contacting John to see if he has anything else on them.

Thanks,
Andrew

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RDG Coco Bean Hoppers at the CP&W 9 years 5 months ago #3637

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The Rdg Color Guide by Bossler has little to offer in the line of explaining why the three cars were in Bloomsburg other than they were there from 1961 and for at least 20 years after that. There are two photos, both of the 12870. The one photo is in front of the same building as posted here, but at a slightly different angle. One photo is credited to "The Houser Collection" and the other to George A. Cazakoglu.

It is interesting to note that the cars were originally built by ACF in Berwick in 1913. Perhaps the motivation for the attempted preservation there was that they were "close" to their "birthplace."

The info from the John Hall / Norm Rhoads decal sheets indicate that cars 11600, 11801,& 12677 were converted to XMph in 1941 and were retired in 1959. 12343 was converted in 1941 and retired in 1960, 11954 was converted in 1948 and retired in 1959, and the 12870 was converted in 1948 and retired in 1960. It also notes that an A behind the road number indicated the car was equipped with Arch Bar trucks and shows an illustration of car "12343 A".

I don't see any pattern there, like 12870, 12677 and one other were all retired at the same time since the 12677 was retired in 59 and the 12870 was retired in 1960.

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RDG Coco Bean Hoppers at the CP&W 9 years 5 months ago #3638

BerwickRailFan OFFLINE Apprentice Posts: 10	Does the book give the road numbers for the 3 cars at Carroll Park and Western? I know 12870 and 12677 were two of them.
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RDG Coco Bean Hoppers at the CP&W 9 years 5 months ago #3640

Rob OFFLINE Road Foreman of Engines Posts: 393 Thank you received: 57	No it does not, just says "half of the class" were there and the class consisted of six cars. John Hall's info gives the six car numbers. I listed all the relevant info I could find in my resources. Rob
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RDG Coco Bean Hoppers at the CP&W 9 years 5 months ago #3641

BerwickRailFan OFFLINE Apprentice Posts: 10	Thanks Rob, appriciate the info.
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RDG Coco Bean Hoppers at the CP&W 9 years 4 months ago #3800

BerwickRailFan OFFLINE Apprentice Posts: 10	Beleive I finally tracked down the number of the third coco bean hopper that was at the CP&W. #12870 #12677 #12343
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