--- In [email protected], "Bill Lane" <b...@...> wrote:
>I am sure there is some Hopper Guru
> that can tell the difference, but the GLa looks like a regular 2 bay ribbed
> side hopper to me.
I am that hopper guru (for the first half of the 20th century, at least).
> I can tell the USRA version (GLd I think) but here was only 300 of them.
Ask me about the Gld with H21 side stakes sometime.
> You could start with the old American Models hopper or get the SHS 2 bay
> ribbed hopper and remove the gussets underneath the slope sheet. USRA in GLa
> clothing. Git Er Dun..
Being a guru has its disadvantages, though the AM hopper looks to be a good
starting point for some VGN cars.
David Thompson
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