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Extra Data for Kit 18.0 - Midwestern Offset HoppersThis kit has a few variations to cover prototype hoppers built in the late 1920s and early 1930s for the Illinois Central, Chicago & Illinois Midland, Great Northern, Northern Pacific, and Soo.
Illinois Central 211350 in East St. Louis, 1939. Hank Brown photograph, Joe Collias collection. These 50-ton twin hopper prototypes had Enterprise side sheets and equally spaced side post extensions. Another spotting feature is the length. These hoppers were 34-ft, 9-inches long while postwar cars are 33-ft. The following prototypes are represented by these kits.
Chris Vanko model and photo The extra files here cover these Resin Car Works kits: 18.1 Illinois Central Resin Car Works would like to thank the following rail historians and modelers for their high quality work. Without their efforts, these kits would not have been produced. Frank Hodina – prototype research These files are intended to help you build our models. |
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Prototype and model images Chicago & Illinois Midland 6119 Great Northern 73333 Ed Rethwisch model images with side looking goat decals Soo 6397
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