P&WV Era Photos
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November 2005 Historic Update

Offset Hoppers Series Part 4 Section 1

The P&WV purchased a total of 700 Offset Hopper cars built to the 60 Ton Alternate Standard Design. 100 Cars from AC&F in April 1947 and 600 cars from PSCC in March 1949.

 

We don't have a photo fo the original 6700 series cars in our collection. However here is former 6700 series car that was rebuilt and re-numbered at Greenville Car Co. (183kb) Here is another shot of the 717 former 6700 Series car that was no longer a P&WV owned car but leased from the Greenville Car Co. Note the GV marked on the car. (158kb)
Purchased from Pressed Steel Car Co. in Feb. 1949 600 of these all steel 60 ton Offset Hoppers were painted black with only a white logo to the right. (78kb) The famous P&WV P&WV 17 with Symbol of Service stencil. Aug, 1962 Zanesville, Ohio P. B. Dunn Photo. (178kb) P&WV offset Hopper #26. Nice close up shot of the brake wheel assembly P&WV Offset Hopper at Oak MP 50. Note, this car has been reshopped and has the yellow grab irons and stirrups. D. M. Collection. (110kb)
P&WV 305 Offset Hopper. Red with yellow block style lettering. August 1962 Zanesville, Ohio B. P. Dunn photo. (299kb) A color photo of a P&WV 380 Offset Hopper reshopped at the Greenville Car Co. (342kb) P&WV Offset Hopper. A B/W photo that we suspect was painted black with white lettering. The Old Hats claim that several of these were painted in this style, instead of red with yellow lettering. We don't have any color photos to know for sure. (118kb) P&WV 223 Offset Hopper. Note the solid block lettering on this car. P. B. Dunn photo June, 1961. (178kb) P&WV 512 Offset Hopper. Howard Ameling Collection. (75kb)
P&WV 93 60 Ton Offset Hopper. Note the LP (Lamperts Points) lettering and date of 7/65. Photo P. B. Dunn 1965. At this time it an N&W car. (96kb) P&WV 258 Offset Hopper heaped high with black diamonds. This train originated at the Avella Acme Cleaning Plant. (156kb) Heavy usage from hauling coal and iron ore concentrates requied intensive maintenance of the P&WV hopper cars. (150kb)