11-28-2009, 10:29 PM
Depending on the commodity carried, covered hoppers can get especially dirty, and, of course, they're subject to the same environmental conditions as any other car, too.
The TH&B's covered hoppers, mostly in phosphate service, I think, were so "weathered" that you could barely tell that they were actually painted black. The ones below look like they've been attacked by a squadron of pigeons:
![[Image: THB6hatchslab-sidedcoveredhopperatA.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/THB%20prototype%20photos/THB6hatchslab-sidedcoveredhopperatA.jpg)
![[Image: THB8hatchslabsidedcoveredhopperatAb.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/THB%20prototype%20photos/THB8hatchslabsidedcoveredhopperatAb.jpg)
Your cars? I like 'em.
Wayne
The TH&B's covered hoppers, mostly in phosphate service, I think, were so "weathered" that you could barely tell that they were actually painted black. The ones below look like they've been attacked by a squadron of pigeons:
Your cars? I like 'em.
Wayne