Former Reading Company 34' twin bay coal hopper. Not many survived into Conrail, so photos are rare of these cars. Some were repainted into Conrail oxide red; we know of at least CR 404138. This hopper got stencils instead.
Class: HR5A
Location: Brownsville, PA
Photo Date: 10-3-82
Photographer: Tom Haag     Added: October 26, 2001

This is a former Reading Company HR1C that must have been refurbished and then renumbered into a series of numbers belonging to former NYC cars. Most likely only a handful of these cars survived from the Reading Company.
Class: HR1C
Location: Wyomissing, PA
Photo Date: 6-15-99
Photographer: Robert Waller     Added: March 6, 2004

70-Ton, 12-Panel. ex-PC/PRR car. One of the more popular classes. This car was part of series CR 430617-444816.
Class: H39B
Location: Blairsville, PA
Photo Date: 8-89
Photographer: Rick Topeka     Added: August 29, 1998

Another H39B, though this one is in the standard scheme.
Class: H39B
Location: Allentown, PA
Photo Date: 1-30-05
Photographer: Mark MacDougall     Added: December 23, 2005

While this hopper is identical to CR 433217 above, the stencil scheme is slightly different. For example, the extra-large CR stencils and smaller 'Conrail' logo. Tom shot this hopper in the scrap line.
Class: H39B
Location: Altoona, PA
Photo Date: 1-16-88
Photographer: Tom Haag     Added: October 26, 2001

Is this a PC or a CR hopper? Tom shot this interesting car in the scrap line.
Class: H39B
Location: Altoona, PA
Photo Date: 1-16-88
Photographer: Tom Haag     Added: October 27, 2001

A rare car, CR 470051 is part of the HG7B class of 53' 2" hoppers in the CR 470041-470150 series and was meant for hauling coke to steel plants. These cars have an interesting story. Originally owned by Illinois Central Gulf in the early 1970's to haul woodchips, the cars were sold off to Greenbrier. Conrail purchased them from Greenbrier in mid- to late-1990. Conrail added the 'G' for Greenbrier to the cars' class and placed them into coke service. They frequently worked on the Pope's Creek Secondary transporting coke to the Sharon Steel plant in Farrell, PA. When the steel plant closed in 1994, Conrail sold their HG7B hoppers to CSXT that same year. In 1995, the Sharon Steel blast furnaces were torn down and sold as scrap for $1.65 million. Thanks go to long-standing friends of the CRCyc Lon Godshall, Terry Stuart, and Steve Timpko for the history of these rare hoppers. A huge thanks to Tom Haag for the photo, which has been online for nearly two decades as I rewrite this in 2020.
Class: HG7B
Location: Pitcairn, PA
Photo Date: 12-90
Photographer: Tom Haag     Added: November 17, 2004

CR 486881 is a 3570 cuft, 45' 12-panel, triple hopper built between April 1978 and December 1978 for the Norfolk & Western before coming into the Conrail fleet in 1976.
Class: H1A
Location: Wyomissing, PA
Photo Date: 1-8-97
Photographer: Robert Waller     Added: February 26, 1999

Originally from the Norfolk & Western, CR 487284 has had numerous holes plugged with straw and gunk, a common feature on older hoppers.
Class: H1A
Location: Wyomissing, PA
Photo Date: 1-8-97
Photographer: Robert Waller     Added: May 15, 1998

The H1B differs from the H1A primarily on the end panels, which are shorter on the H1B. There probably are other differences, but this is the most notable.
Class: H1B
Location: Rochelle, IL
Photo Date: 11-1-99
Photographer: Mike Rose     Added: January 6, 2002

45' 12-panel, triple hopper. 3432 cuft. Built by C&O in 10-79. This series usually equipped with removable SFRP Hopper Topper for grain service. This was part of series CR 491890-492425.
Class: Unknown
Location: Columbus, OH
Photo Date: 8-97
Photographer: Jim Hebner     Added: April 1, 1998

Note the stencil lettering on this car.
Class: H1L
Location: Wyomissing, PA
Photo Date: 3-28-96
Photographer: Robert Waller     Added: October 6, 2022

This photo shows the full interior of a modern Conrail hopper. Note the mix of oxide, gray, rust, and black. Don't forget the coal dust in the bays. Plus the braces are fully visible--check the thick weld marks.
Class: H1L
Location: West Lawn, PA
Photo Date: 8-96
Photographer: Robert Waller     Added: February 26, 1999

12-panel triple hopper. Built 11-76. A bit bent in the middle! Check lettering.
Class: H1L
Location: Wyomissing, PA
Photo Date: 8-96
Photographer: Robert Waller     Added: February 26, 1999

Most likely a Bethlehem Steel (BSC) rebodied car dated 4-88. Series CR 494870-494969 (ex-HLMX 5000-5114) and CR 494970-494999 (ex-HLMX 10000-10124). All cars were built 9-66.
Class: Unknown
Location: Wyomissing, PA
Photo Date: 10-96
Photographer: Robert Waller     Added: February 12, 1999

Class: H1N
Location: York, PA
Photo Date: ?-99
Photographer: Tom Wolfgang     Added: May 30, 1998

Class: H1N
Location: Reading, PA (CP Belt)
Photo Date: 1-95
Photographer: Robert Waller     Added: October 6, 2022

Class: H1N
Location: York, PA
Photo Date: ?-98
Photographer: Tom Wolfgang     Added: May 30, 1998

4-bay 12-panel hopper.
Class: H2
Location: Wyomissing, PA
Photo Date: 1-8-97
Photographer: Robert Waller     Added: February 26, 1999

Class: H2
Location: Macungie, PA
Photo Date: 2-19-05
Photographer: Mark MacDougall     Added: December 23, 2005

Class: H2
Location: Norristown, PA (Abrams Yard)
Photo Date: 8-25-04
Photographer: Sean McDonnell     Added: December 10, 2004

Class: H2
Location: Blandon, PA
Photo Date: 6-18-05
Photographer: Mark MacDougall     Added: December 23, 2005

Class: H2B
Location: Macungie, PA
Photo Date: 8-17-05
Photographer: Mark MacDougall     Added: December 23, 2005

Class: H2B
Location: Macungie, PA
Photo Date: 4-15-06
Photographer: Mark MacDougall     Added: June 20, 2006

Class: H2
Location: Norristown, PA (Abrams Yard)
Photo Date: 8-25-04
Photographer: Sean McDonnell     Added: December 10, 2004

Class: H2C
Location: Macungie, PA
Photo Date: 4-15-06
Photographer: Mark MacDougall     Added: June 20, 2006