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Conrail Cyclopedia Cov Hopper Magazine Articles "Pullman-Standard PS-2 Two-bay Covered Hoppers From Kadee Models," Ed Hawkins. Railmodel Journal. Dec 03, 11+. Covers CNJ, NYC, NH, PRR, and other railroads for the HO model. "Conrail PS-2 Covered Hopper From MDC's Kit," Mike Rose. Railmodel Journal. Sept 01, 54+. I don't own this issue. Any details would be appreciated. "H30 and H30A Covered Hopper," Mike Bradley. Mainline Modeler. April 01, 62+. I don't own this issue. Any details would be appreciated. "Conrail 74224 PS-2 Covered Hopper From Con-Cor's Ho Scale Kit," Mike Rose. Railmodel Journal. April 99, 32+. I don't own this issue. Any details would be appreciated. "Conrail Cylindrical Covered Hoppers from AHM's Model," Mike Rose. Railmodel Journal. Nov 97, 4+. I don't own this issue. Any details would be appreciated. "Two ACF Centerflows," Eric Neubauer. Railroad Model Craftsman. July 97, 59-63. Of interest to us is the detailed overview of the 4,600cuft, 3-bay H45 class covered hoppers in PRR, PC, and CR. RDG roster also given. PRR 259897, b&w PRR 259957, 10-86 CR 890815 CR 886587 "Penn Central PD3000 Covered Hopper," Ed Sanicky. Railmodel Journal. May 97, 43. Only a photo and list of decals for painting an Overland model. PC 888062 "ACF CF3510 3-Bay Centerflow Covered Hopper," Jim Eager. Railmodel Journal. Feb 97, 6-11. Decals and proto info for Atlas> (HO) and Delaware Valley (N) models. A very good article. PRR 260061 H42, CF3510, 5-90 PRR 260177 H44, CF3700, 4-86 CR 884659 H42 (neePRR), older gray scheme, Atlas predecorated model, 11-89 CR 884592 H42, older tuscon scheme, 10-88 CR 884315 H44, gray scheme w/small logo, 12-87 CR 875332 (neeCNJ), gray scheme, 9-86 EL 20018, Atlas predecorated model, 7-88 CNJ 1093, must kitbash for this model, 10-84 "Recycled Hoppers - Patches and Paint Keep Conrail's Three-bay Hoppers Rolling," Pete Moffet. NMRA Bulletin. April 94, 19+. "Pullman Standard 4,740 Cubic Foot Grain Car," Eric Neubauer. Railroad Model Craftsman. Oct 93, 76-80. No CR-specific photos, but good general info on this hopper that EL purchased in 1970 (series 20150-20279), plus HO schematics. "Canadian Grain Hoppers: Pt 2," George Melvin. Model Railroading. Oct 92, 56-57. Decals and proto info for the Atlas (HO) cylindrical covered hoppers model. CNJ 1037, 2-bay car PC 884312 3-bay car w/friction trucks "Single Airslide Covered Hopper: Pt 3," James Eager. Railmodel Journal. Oct 92, 4-9. Decals and proto info for Walthers (HO), Con-Cor (HO), and Eastern Car Works (HO) and Atlas (N) models. CR 878365 H42, gray scheme, 5-86 CR 880314 H40 (neePRR) (880305-880314) w/end angle braces, brown scheme, 5-87 "An Erie/EL/Conrail four-bay covered hopper," Chuck Yungkurth. Railroad Model Craftsman. Feb 92, 66-na. I don't own this issue. Any details would be appreciated. "Pullman-Standard Covered Hoppers," Richard Gher. Railmodel Journal. July 90, 18-20. Proto section for article in same issue about using MDC HO kit for model. MDC kit accurate for H34 but needs modification for H34C. CR 879206 H34 (neePRR), gray scheme, b&w 1989 "Reading's LOc Covered Hoppers," George Losse. Railroad Model Craftsman. Jun 89, 61-62. Proto info for RDG's home-built bulk cement covered hopper built in 1941 and lasting into CR's early days. Also used on CNJ. HO schematic. No models currently available for this car. RDG 79295 LOc, b&w 8-70 CNJ 59087 LO (series 59050-59099), b&w CR 80023 LODX, rebuilt as scale test car and 'white-lined', b&w 8-84 "ACF Center Flo Covered Hoppers, Part V: The '2980' and '4650' Cars." Model Railroading. April 88, 44-47. The basic photos with some prototype info in the captions. EL 21453, b&w NYC 886025, b&w "ACF Industries' Hi-Cube Center Flow Covered Hoppers: Part 1 - The '2700' to '4650' Style Cars," Todd Sullivan. Model Railroading. Nov 87, 41-47. Since this is Part 1 of the series it contains detailed prototype info for the cars, though the modeling info has become dated. EL 20128, b&w "The Cylindricals, Part II: A Benchmark Car," Todd Sullivan. Model Railroading. April 87, 38-46. This is the part of the series that gives excellent prototype information. This was published long before the Atlas models were produced, but the photos and info are excellent. CR 897700 969H, b&w, high pressure car PRR 260062 H42, b&w builder photo "Kitbashing A Pennsy H40 Covered Hopper," Bobb Losse. Railroad Model Craftsman. July 85, 61-66. Modifying an Eastern Car Works (HO) kit to make an updated H40 single-bay airlslide covered hopper with angled end braces, plus proto info. Photos show various schemes. The Walthers car can be used with same modifications. PRR 261446, b&w 1-84 PRR 260428, b&w 4-81 PRR 261371, 9-82 PRR 261395, b&w 9-83 PC 878332, gray/black scheme, b&w 8-82 CR (xPC) 878918, green scheme, b&w no date CR 878373, oxide scheme, b&w no date CR 880305 (neePRR 261202), gray scheme, b&w 2-82 "Protofile 31: CNJ 51-Foot Cylindrical Hopper," Wayne Sittner. Railroad Model Craftsman. July 84, 89-91. A kitbash based on an old Model Power 51' hopper plus technical data. "Reading 100 Ton Covered Hopper," Eric Neubauer. Railroad Model Craftsman. Oct 83, 72-73. Detailed overview of the prototype 3-bay covered hopper, many of which are still in service today in RDG colors. Included RDG and CR roster, plus very detailed equipment tables. HO scale drawing of RDG 78789, with lettering. RDG 78737 b&w RDG 78051 b&w "ACF Covered Hoppers," Todd Sullivan. Railroad Model Craftsman. March 83, 105-107. Covers Conrail class CE70. General overview of the prototype, plus HO scale drawing. CR 875942 CR 88359 "Modeling ACF Covered Hoppers," Wayne Sittner. Railroad Model Craftsman. March 83, 107-111. Models the 2-bay covered hopper using an HO scale E&B Valley kit, which is now made by Eastern Car Works. The model is also made in N scale by InterMountain. Most, if not all, have been converted to MoW ballast service. EL 424311 ballast b&w "Protofile 13: Reading 45-Foot PS-2 Covered Hopper," Wayne Sittner. Railroad Model Craftsman. Oct 80, 81-82. Construction article based on the old AHM model. RDG 78980, some good roof detail shots, 10-79 "Paint Shop: CR Covered Hoppers." Model Railroader. Dec 78, 154. I don't own this issue. Any details would be appreciated. HELP: "Article Title," Author's Name. Magazine. Issue, Pages. Summary or comments on the article and models used go here. Roster photos of cars in article listed here, with descriptions: CR (xPC) 123456 Z12 (neeRDG), a bogus car, b&w 3-87 Road (x=CR markings but original owner paint-out) Car# Class (nee=former owner before repainted CR), comments, b&w photo and date if available. 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