Dumb Question - CP Coal Cars

Hi all!

I'm a little stumped... perhaps I need to read/buy more reference books.

What type of coal car/hopper would be appropriate for Canadian Pacific (circa 1959ish)

Any input would be appreciated!

Tony

 

Will see if I can find something on this plus I also posted your question in the CP fourm to help draw attention to it within the RailFan membership.

 

Thanks! Hope they/you can come up with something!

Tony

 

Hmm... maybe not such a dumb question? Anyone?

 

Well, "no such thing as a dumb question" and now I want to know the answer.

 

Probably 40' 70-ton 3-bay offset-side hoppers, built by NSC, delivered 1956, series 357450-357999. Acceptable HO scale models are produced by Stewart/Bowser.

http://freight.railfan.ca/cprail.html#hopper

and

http://www.nakina.net/cp3.html

 

If the coal is "company coal" for the last of the steamers (and stationary boilers) then I would say almost anything goes... In interchange though, you would probably find the more "modern" stuff as noted above.

Andrew