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Scale test cars play an important role on any railroad. They make sure the scales used to weigh cars are properly calibrated, ensuring that the railroad doesn't over or under charge customers or violate any weight safety rules. Conrail used a number of converted cars and original cars in their fleet. Location: York, PA 1980 HO Models: Walthers is very close, access hatch has been removed and welded shut. Photo Revised: June 2, 2005 |
 CR 80011 Tom Wolfgang (37K) |
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A former NYC 885738 Flexi-Flo covered hopper lot 996-H converted into a scale test car. Was to be numbered PC 897738 before MoW service took it. Location: Allentown, PA 199? Photo Online: June 12, 1999 |
 CR 80019 Lon Godshall (78K) |
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A converted scale test car. Location: Altoona, PA 7-29-05 Photo Online: December 23, 2005 |
 CR 80027 Mark MacDougall (122K) |
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Former PRR 257235 covered hopper turned into a scale test car and painted in the quality scheme. Location: Reading, PA 199? Photo Online: June 12, 1999 |
 CR 80043 H34 Lon Godshall (62K) |
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Former PRR 271995 covered hopper as a scale test car. Location: Allentown, PA 199? Photo Online: June 12, 1999 |
 CR 80071 H37A Lon Godshall (55K) |
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Another shot of 80071 above several years later. Location: Altoona, PA 7-29-05 Photo Online: December 23, 2005 |
 CR 80071 H37A Mark MacDougall (130K) |
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Monitor scale test car sitting on track #80 in the class yard. Location: Selkirk, NY 7-9-97 Photo Online: October 15, 1998 |
 CR 80074 John C. Durant (56K) |
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Maxon scale test car in the consist or FRSE or BOSE. Location: CP-SK (Selkirk, NY) ? Photo Online: October 15, 1998 |
 CR 80092 John C. Durant (53K) |
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Maxon scale test car being used on the Green Mountain Railway in Vermont. Location:Riverside (Bellows Falls), VT 1996 Photo Online: October 15, 1998 |
 CR 80093 John Durant (81K) |
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Builder photo of CR 80093 taken outside Maxon just before delivery to Conrail. Location: Unknown 12-77 Photo Online: June 4, 1999 |
 CR 80093 John Durant (56K) |
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Another shot of the 80096 Maxon car above. Tom said this car often passed through Sayre during the early 1990s. Location: Sayre, PA 1993 Photo Online: April 18, 2000 |
 CR 80096 Tom Hannon (110K) |
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