H-100-34 Hoppers:
SP 481000-481149
These 3-bay open hopper cars were built by American Car & Foundry in 1977. They featured 3433 ft3 cubic capacity. These cars were initially used in unit coke train service between Callander and the Trona Railway.
Photo by: John Rodgers
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John Rodgers |
Fleta, CA; 05/07/1989 |
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John Rodgers |
Fleta, CA; 05/07/1989 |
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Pat Holden |
1985 |
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John Rodgers |
Fleta, CA; 05/07/1989 |
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John Rodgers |
Fleta, CA; 05/07/1989 |
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Tom Fassett |
Los Angeles, CA; 5/1985 |
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John Rodgers |
Fleta, CA; 05/07/1989 |
As a tragic side note, thirty-eight of these cars (along with thirty-one D&RGW open hoppers) were destroyed in a tragic accident in San Bernadino, CA in May 1989 where a unit trona train got out of control coming down Cajon Pass and jumped the tracks into a residential neighborhood at Duffy St.
List of cars involved in accident:
SP 481013 |
SP 481051 |
SP 481099 |
SP 481001 |
D&RGW 19167 |
D&RGW 16090 |
D&RGW 16734 |
D&RGW 16007 |
D&RGW 1984? |
SP 481141 |
SP 481023 |
SP 481074 |
SP 481024 |
SP 481045 |
SP 481027 |
SP 481115 |
D&RGW 19701 |
D&RGW 16?41 |
D&RGW 16552 |
D&RGW 19874 |
D&RGW 16286 |
SP 481090 |
D&RGW 19141 |
SP 481078 |
SP 481052 |
D&RGW 19104 |
SP 481060 |
SP 481006 |
SP 481120 |
SP 481144 |
SP 481071 |
D&RGW 19168 |
D&RGW 19046 |
D&RGW 19902 |
D&RGW 19815 |
SP 481086 |
D&RGW 16277 |
D&RGW 19655 |
SP 481028 |
SP 481119 |
D&RGW 19730 |
SP 48108? |
SP 481077 |
SP 481093 |
SP 481127 |
SP 481076 |
D&RGW 12006 |
D&RGW 19694 |
D&RGW 16010 |
D&RGW 12?42 |
SP 481147 |
D&RGW 16530 |
D&RGW 16265 |
D&RGW 19084 |
D&RGW 19623 |
D&RGW 16368 |
D&RGW 16811 |
SP 481143 |
SP 481??7 |
SP 481026 |
SP 48103? |
SP 481145 |
SP 4811?7 |
SP 481021 |
D&RGW 16378 |
D&RGW 1227? |
SP 481100 |
SP 481125 |
SP 481138 |
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