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What's the difference between a GP40-2 and GP39-2? What year did the Reading dieselize? How many tracks were in Rutherford Yard? This board focuses on a discussion of questions or issues concerning the "prototype" Reading Company and its predecessors. While the aim of this board is to serve as a resource for prototype information for modeling purposes, general discussion and sharing of knowledge is also encouraged.

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Share Your Prototype Photos 10 years 8 months ago #2170

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I'm not 100-percent certain. I do know that it was still there in mid-1977.
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Share Your Prototype Photos 10 years 8 months ago #2176

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Those are some nice shots Bill.

Here's the other end showing some awnings, and it looks like they were just re-building the coal drop.
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Share Your Prototype Photos 10 years 8 months ago #2196

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Here is RDG 444 working as the lead unit at Grace Mine.
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Share Your Prototype Photos 10 years 7 months ago #2274

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There is a lot of Grace Mine stuff going on and I am curious... All the photos I have of HTe class hoppers just happen to have the ORE SERVICE stencil in the upper left..... Did the whole class of 200 cars have it?

And with HTd...If anyone has a photo of 41615 check it close.. I have an RCT&HS "company" photo (MC153 HT4) What just looked like a repaneled top end, upon closer examination looks like it has a tarp on it with support ribs and tie-downs, similar to, but not as pronounced as the HTwa sugar beet cars..... Any history? I cannot read very small stenciling above the reporting marks and it appears to be a small yellow square with info on the A end panel (not a full color panel like the HTwa's blue end.)
Just curious
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Share Your Prototype Photos 10 years 7 months ago #2277

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Rob - I believe that all of the HTe hoppers were indeed labeled for Ore Service. As far as the HTd car, check the Bossler book. These cars had several types of covers for shipping limestone in winter.
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Share Your Prototype Photos 10 years 7 months ago #2335

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Since the RDG SD45's had two control stands I was wondering what the seating arrangement was like inside the cab of the units?
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December 5, 1833
The Philadelphia and Reading (P&R) Railroad began operations.

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