A standard G52H. The G52H Coalporters were the same length as the G52L and G52R, but were 11" shorter and lacked the Conrail Quality logo.
Class: G52H
Location: Lilly, PA
Photo Date: 10-97
Photographer: Robert Russell     Added: February 12, 1999

In 1991, Conrail placed a large order of the G52L class Coalporter. This car has survived well after Conrail existed as a Class 1 railroad.
Class: G52L
Location: Montgomery, VA
Photo Date: 8-03
Photographer: Joe Shaw     Added: May 29, 2004

The G52L was an 11-panel car built 1991. The yellow ends designated cars that were part of a 1991 testing program for the new Electronic Air Braking System (EABS) on Conrail. The G52H Prototype page has more detailed info on the EABS program. Even though it is 1996 on a merchandise freight, CR 504160 still has its EABS equipment in place.
Class: G52L
Location: Wyomissing, PA
Photo Date: 8-96
Photographer: Robert Waller     Added: March 6, 2004

Class: G52L
Location: New Florence, PA (CP Conpit)
Photo Date: 5-20-98
Photographer: Keith Burkey     Added: July 7, 1998

Some G52L cars got orange ends instead of yellow ends indicating the car was equipped for EABS testing.
Class: G52L
Location: Wyomissing, PA
Photo Date: 10-16-96
Photographer: Robert Waller     Added: March 6, 2004

Class: G52L
Location: New Florence, PA (CP Conpit)
Photo Date: 5-20-98
Photographer: Keith Burkey     Added: July 7, 1998

The upper-right end panel still had the original Penn Central reporting marks for the car from which CR 505690 was rebuilt.
Class: G52R
Location: Wyomissing, PA
Photo Date: 10-96
Photographer: Robert Waller     Added: March 6, 2004

CR 505830 was built in 1992.
Class: G52r
Location: Sayre, PA
Photo Date: 505830
Photographer: Tom Hannon     Added: March 5, 2002

Sometimes the Hollidaysburg Car Shop paint crews sloppily spray painted the Conrail Quality heralds on these Coalporters, but the herald on CR 506030 is sharper than most.
Class: G52R
Location: Wyomissing, PA
Photo Date: 10-96
Photographer: Robert Waller     Added: March 6, 2004

Class: G52R
Location: New Florence, PA (CP Conpit)
Photo Date: 5-20-98
Photographer: Keith Burkey     Added: July 7, 1998

Class: G52R
Location: Wyomissing, PA
Photo Date: 12-96
Photographer: Robert Waller     Added: March 6, 2004

Class: G52R
Location: Wyomissing, PA
Photo Date: 10-96
Photographer: Robert Waller     Added: March 6, 2004

When Conrail, or whomever, repainted these cars, they painted the rotary coupler end white and then spot-painted fresh black in areas that got the new CR reporting marks.
Class: G52W
Location: Lilly, PA
Photo Date: 10-99
Photographer: Robert Russell     Added: February 12, 1999