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Conrail Cyclopedia Hoppers HE7A 70-Ton, 3-Bays   The HE7A was Erie Lackawanna's final hopper order. A low capacity hoppers, the HE7A survived until the final days of Conrail, with most cars still painted in EL colors. (New Photos: Jun 2, 2005) Photos | Prototype | Roster | O Modeling | Stewart HO | Atlas N | Refs HTe 100-Ton, 3-Bays   Reading Co. built their second to last class of hoppers, the HTe, in their Reading Car Shops between July and August 1971. These hoppers saw iron then coal service on the RDG and Conrail. (New Photos: Jun 2, 2005) Photos | Prototype | Roster | O Modeling | Bowser HO | Atlas N | Refs HTg 100-Ton, 3-Bays   The HTg class of hoppers were the last hoppers delivered to the Reading Company in 1976 and wore the new RDG markings. Many survived in their original RDG scheme until Conrail's end. (New Photos: Jun 2, 2005) Photos | Prototype | Roster | O Modeling | Bowser HO | Atlas N | Refs H43 100-Ton, 3-Bays   Originally designed by the Pennsylvania Railroad, hoppers in this class were passed onto Penn Central and then Conrail. Many survived until Conrail's end. (New Photos: May 11, 2006) Photos | Prototype | Roster | O Modeling | HO Modeling | N Modeling | Refs Other Conrail Classes   Conrail had many hopper classes. This section covers those classes that still do not have dedicated pages at the CRCyc. (New Photos: Jun 20, 2006) Photos | Prototype | Rosters | O Modeling | HO Modeling | N Modeling | Refs Other Predecessor Classes   Most of Conrail's hopper fleet came from the railroad's predecessors, such as Penn Central and the Pennsylvania. Many cars were never repainted. (New Photos: Jun 21, 2006) Photos | Prototype | Rosters | O Modeling | HO Modeling | N Modeling | Refs Hopper Operations   Articles and references on how Conrail utilized its hopper fleet, what they transported, and more. (New Article: Jan 31, 2002) Service Groups | Refs Copyright (c) 1998-2009 Robert S. Waller. All rights reserved. Photos for personal use only. All rights reserved by original owner of image. Reproduction or redistribution in any form without express written permission is prohibited.