| Berwind-White Mining and New River & Pocahontas Coal Hoppers |
| Berwind-White Mining and New River & Pocahontas Coal Hoppers Stock #HO-BWC Release Date: April, 2011 Price: $13.00 Order! |
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| For references regarding the Berwind-White Mining Company and New River & Pocahontas Mining Company hopper car fleet please consult The Keystone, Volume 19, Number 3 published by the Pennsylvania Railroad, Technical & Historical Society. For references in regard to the GL and GLa Class Open Hopper Car fleet please consult Pennsylvania Railroad Steel Open Hopper Cars, by John Teichmoeller and Volumes 1-3 of the PRR Color Guide. |
This set was produced to introduce an more comprehensive set for these classes.
The history of the Berwind Mining Company and it's West Virginia Subsidiary, the New River & Pocahontas Consolidated
Coal Company can be found in the Keystone article referenced below. These cars lasted into the Penn Central Merger era and
a few even into early Conrail.
This sheet has enough data to do 14 cars, 4 GL, 6 GLa, and 2 BW-1. There are three different reweigh/repack codes to cover
locations these hoppers were typically found on the coal region of central Pennsylvania. Also multiple re-weigh dates ranging
from the mid-1930’s through to the mid 1960’s.
The GL Class has been produced by Westerfield in resin, however F&C's GLca can also be used as a legitimate stand-in
model representing the fishbelly-side car. The GLa class of hoppers has been produced in plastic by Bowser. The BW-1 class
of hoppers was produced in resin by F&C. The GL has also been done in brass by Railworks.
The history of the Berwind Mining Company and it's West Virginia Subsidiary, the New River & Pocahontas Consolidated
Coal Company can be found in the Keystone article referenced below. These cars lasted into the Penn Central Merger era and
a few even into early Conrail.
This sheet has enough data to do 14 cars, 4 GL, 6 GLa, and 2 BW-1. There are three different reweigh/repack codes to cover
locations these hoppers were typically found on the coal region of central Pennsylvania. Also multiple re-weigh dates ranging
from the mid-1930’s through to the mid 1960’s.
The GL Class has been produced by Westerfield in resin, however F&C's GLca can also be used as a legitimate stand-in
model representing the fishbelly-side car. The GLa class of hoppers has been produced in plastic by Bowser. The BW-1 class
of hoppers was produced in resin by F&C. The GL has also been done in brass by Railworks.
Shown below are prototype photos, model photos, and the decal artwork. Actual lettering is printed in White.
| Berwind GLa BWCX 1546 and NRBX 1678, modeled from Bowser GLa kits. |
| Berwind GLa BWCX 3801, Unknown Date. |
| Berwind GL BWCX 2169, modeled from an F&C PRR GLca kit. |
