| Car | LV numbers | Date & No. Built or acquired | No. on roster | Notes on Prototype | Available models & modeling notes | Prototype Photo References | ||||||
| Jul 42 |
Apr 46 |
Jan 53 |
Jul 60 |
Apr 64 |
Oct 69 |
Oct 74 |
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| Hopper, 33 ft, 55 ton, coal (HM) | 12000-12899 | 1944 900 |
– | 900 | 887 | 531 | 519 | 151 | 9 | Built by Bethlehem. 2 bay offset side with 7 outside ribs. Has riveted joint in side panels at fold. | HO: Kitbash from Atlas or Athearn 2 bay offset side kit; see Vic Roseman’s article in RMJ 10/2002, p.11. | 12766 (red): Greenberg & Fischer p.97 |
| Hopper, 33 ft, 55 ton, coal (HM) | 12900-13399 | 1948 500 |
– | – | 496 | 493 | 492 | 0 | 0 | Built by Bethlehem; 2 bay offset side with 7 outside ribs. Side panels not riveted, probably stamped. | HO: Kitbash from Atlas or Athearn 2 bay offset side kit; see Vic Roseman’s article in RMJ 10/2002, p.11. | 12900 (red): Steam Era p. 61, RMJ 10/2002 p. 13 (w. drawing). 13356 (red): Ted Culotta’s Steam Era Freight Cars site |
| Hopper, 31 ft, 55 ton (HM) | 13801-14000 | 1952-53 200 |
– | – | 80 | 199 | 197 | 20 | 0 | Built by LVRR | ||
| Hopper, 32′-4″, composite, 55 ton (HM) | 14001-14560 | 1942 560 |
– | 559 | 558 | 507 | 37 | 0 | 0 | Built by Bethlehem Steel. | S: S Helper Service 00773 (14001) | |
| Hopper, 34′-4″, composite, 55 ton (HM) | 14561-14999 | 1943 439 |
– | 438 | 438 | 431 | 82 | 0 | 0 | Built by Bethlehem Steel. Rebuilt to all steel in 1955. | 14958 (1966, red): Biery p.41 | |
| Hopper, wood “King Coal” |
15001-16314 (this series number used again below!) |
1899-01 1000 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Built by AC&F. | RMC 3/74 p. 54 (dwgs only). John Swanson has kitbashing article in RMC 5/82 p. 70. |
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| Hopper, 34′-1″ composite (steel after 1951), 55 ton (HM) | 15001-15250 | 1936 250 |
250 | 249 | 244 | 243 | 240 | 0 | 0 | Built by LVRR from Bethlehem underframes. Survivors rebuilt as all steel in 1951. |
HO: ARHS/Athearn (15001, 15098, 15140, 15165, 15219, 15343) Athearn 05650 5-pack (15004, 15062, 15113, 15190, 15241). Chuck Davis’ model |
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| Hopper, 32′ composite, 55 ton (HM) | 15501-15750 | 1936 250 |
249 | 248 | 247 | 242 | 236 | 0 | 0 | See above | Chuck Davis’ model | |
| Hopper, 34′-4″ composite, 55 ton (HM) | 15751-15811 | 1943 61 |
– | 61 | 60 | 60 | 32 | 0 | 0 | Built by Bethlehem. | ||
| Hopper, 30′ IL, 31′-6″ OL, steel, 55 ton (HM) | 16501-17000 | 1914 | 355 | 329 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Standard Steel built. Some cars in the series were reduced to 50 ton capacity. | 16702 (red): Greenberg & Fischer p.155 | |
| Hopper, 31′-6″ steel, 55 ton (HM) | 17001-18000 | 1913 992 |
844 | 790 | 408 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Some cars in this series were reduced to 50 ton capacity | HO: Accurail 2527 (17148); Chuck Davis’ model | |
| Hopper, 31′-6″ composite, 55 ton (HM) | 17531 | 1934-37 1 |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rebuilt to composite type. | ||
| Hopper, 31′-6″ steel, 55 ton (HM) | 18001-20000 | 1907 2000 |
1176 | 1174 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Standard Steel built. Some cars in this series had only 50 ton capacity | ||
| Hopper, 30′-6″ IL (HM) | 20001-21000 This number series was used again – see below! | 1899 1000 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Built by Pressed Steel Car Co. | HO: Westerfield 2405 (20573) Westerfield 2455 (20819) Westerfield 7408 (21048) |
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| Hopper, 32′-3″ steel, 55 ton (HM) | 20001-20500 | 1939 494 |
493 | 490 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rebuilt by LVRR, with Bethlehem parts. | Chuck Davis’ model | |
| Hopper, 32′ steel, 55 ton (HM) | 20501-21000 | 1936 500 |
500 | 499 | 497 | 491 | 484 | 0 | 0 | Built by LVRR with Bethlehem welded Duryea underframe | Chuck Davis’ model | |
| Hopper, 31′-6″ steel, 55 ton (HM) | 21101-22100 | 1907 1000 |
574 | 570 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Built by Standard Steel. Some cars in this series had only 50 ton capacity. | ||
| Hopper, 31′-6″ steel, 55 ton (HM) | 22500-22999 | 1914 500 |
251 | 207 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Built by Standard Steel. Some cars in this series had only 50 ton capacity. 22929 was last car. | ||
| Hopper, 31′-6″ steel, 55 ton (HM) | 23000-23999 | 1905-06 1000 |
761 | 756 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Built by Pressed Steel, orginally ordered by DS&S, absorbed by LV. | ||
| Hopper, 31′-6″ steel, 55 ton (HM) | 24000-24999 | 1907 1000 |
576 | 567 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Built by Standard Steel. Some cars in this series had only 50 ton capacity. | ||
| Hopper, 32′-4″, 55 ton, 2 bay, 6 panel (HM) | 25000-25939 | 1939-42 940 |
499 | 938 | 925 | 554 | 541 | 429 | 74 | Bethlehem built. Rebuilt with straight side sills in 40s or 50s. Early ORERs treat as two series: 25000-25499, and 25500-25939, but they are lumped together in the 1964 and 1974 ORERs, so are treated that way here. |
HO: Stewart 10117 (25018), 10118 (25104), 10119 (25218) Detailing article by Chuck Davis in RMC 8/95 p. 54. O: K-Line (MDK) K6253-1651 (25500, 25404, 25410, 25414) |
25000 (red): RMC 8/95 p. 54 25471 (red): Bossler, p. 81 25593 (black): 1960 photo by SD Marty on NEB&W web site. 25632 (red): builder’s photo from 1943 Cyc. on NEB&W web site. |
| Hopper, 43′-6″ composite, 70 ton (HT) | 39998 | 6/27 1 |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Built by AC&F | ||
| Hopper, 41′-6″ composite, 70 ton (HT) | 39999 | 7/27 1 |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Built by Standard Steel. | ||
| Hopper, 40′ IL steel, 70 ton (HT) | 40000-40499 | 1926 500 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bethlehem built. Some recycled as covered hoppers, series 50100-50149 | ||
| Hopper, 40′ IL steel, 70 ton (HT) | 40500-40999 | 1927 500 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Standard Steel built. Some recycled as covered hoppers, series 50100-50149 | ||
| Hopper, 41′-6″ composite, 70 ton (HT) | 41000-41699 | 1929 700 |
699 | 696 | 539 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Built by Bethlehem. Rebuilt with steel sides starting in 1946. Steel version is a 4 bay, 8 panel hopper. |
The old Hobbyline kit is close. Frequently available on eBay. Harry Owens’ model and Chuck Davis’ model #41150 and Chuck Davis’ model #41160 | 41254 (wood) & 41185 (steel): Steam Era p.58. same photos in RMC 8/97 p.80 (+dwgs) |
| Hopper, 29′-10″ composite, 55 ton (HM) | 42000-42950 | 1937-41 849 |
849 | 846 | 841 | 458 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Rebuilt from 40000-40999 by LVRR. | Chuck Davis’ model #42544 and Chuck Davis’ model #42586 | |
| Hopper, 4 bay (HT) | 43000-43029 | 1960 30 |
– | – | – | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | Rebuilt from 41000-41699 series, with raised sides | ||
Sources:
The Official Railway Equipment Register, April 1964, October 1969 and October 1974 (Ed Schaller collection); April 1946 (Chuck Davis collection); July 1942, January 1953 and July 1960 (Larry Grubb collection).
CNJ/LV Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment, by Craig T. Bossler, Morning Sun Books, 1994.
Lehigh Valley Freight and Passenger Equipment Rosters, by Eric A. Neubauer, Society of Freight Car Historians, 1996.
Classic Freight Cars – The Series, by John Henderson & Henry Maywald, H&M Productions, 1990s.
Model Railroading, Railmodel Journal and Railroad Model Craftsman as noted in the References column.
LV Fantasy Models – If you can’t find the car you are looking for on the prototype pages, it may be that there was no LV prototype! It may be listed on this page!