Frisco 100T 3 Bay Hopper

Frisco 100T 3 Bay Hopper

Owner - Frisco
Wagon Class - H-11
Year of Manufacture - 1960 - Now
Running Numbers -
Tare Weight - 30 Tonne
Gross Weight - 90-100 Tonne
Construction - Steel
Coupler - Auto Knuckle
Buffers - Nil
Drawgear Class - D1
Length over Coupler Lines - 45 Foot
General Information
Designed in 1960 by the N&W as the H-11 class which is an enlarged PRR H-39 70 ton hopper. In 1964, the size was increased to
12 foot 3 inch high, cubic feet increased to 3433 and weight capacity increased to 90-100 tons.
Over 130,000 have been built. Three distinctive characteristics highlight this class of hopper:
roping eye with integral end buffers; end slope sheets are at a steeper angle than the hopper sheets;
13 riveted side posts with the middle two panels wider than the rest. Other features include;
Wine door locks and full height side ladder stiles. Pullman, Greenville Steel Car,
and Trinity built similar cars. The cars were built by PRR, B&O, C&O, N&W and RDG. Bethlehem Steel and ACF supplied prefabricated kits to other railroads. The following used these hoppers: B&O, Blue Diamond Mining, BN, C&I, C&O, CONRAIL, CHESSIE SYSTEM (B&O), CHESSIE SYSTEM (C&O), CHESSIE SYSTEM (WM), CHESSIE SYSTEM (CSXT), CHESSIE SYSTEM (CSX), Dayton Power & Light, D&H, D&RGW, Island Creek Coal, Intsel Corp, ITEL, LEF & C, L&N, LRWN, MKT, Missouri Public Service, MSDR, NORFOLK SOUTHERN, N&W, NP, NS, P&LE, P&S, Potomic Electric Power Co, PENN CENTRAL, Penna Power & Light, PRR, PVAL, READING, ROCK ISLAND, SANTA FE, SEABOARD, SLSF (FRISCO), SOO, SOUTHERN PACIFIC, TWRY, UMP, UMPX, UNION PACIFIC, UPPER MARION AND PLYMOUTH and WESTERN MARYLAND.

Author: Peter Cook

Frisco 100T 3 Bay Hopper
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