Correct Steam-Era N&W Coal Hoppers?

They look correct to me! I'm no expert and this is the best I can do  If your in a hurry go to 1:12, it appears there are 2 offsets behind the tender followed by 3 bays.I'm sure they're mixed from that point.

Thank you for that video Rick!

Unfortunately though, after a little more digging, it looks like the 3-Bay hopper I selected gets disqualified because it's a model of a Virginian hopper that the N&W acquired in 1960.

The 2-bay hopper is also deficient in that it doesn't include the N&W's signature "peak ends", which are the raised ends of the cars as seen in the video.

Guess it's going to have to be "close enough" on these 

Neither of those is really accurate without the peaked ends. The video angle is deceptive because the hoppers in that train have notches for workers to climb over the ends.

The Atlas 0 N&W fishbelly hoppers, class HL, have been imported and they are pretty good. There are numerous classes and variations of N&W hoppers imported in brass.

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Does Atlas offer their models in a multi-pack? Or does one need to purchase all the road numbers individually? That might be an expensive affair...

Nick,

I bought several cases of the Atlas cars years ago but ended up selling them and getting the brass. The Atlas cars did have different numbers on them.

I tried linking to a youtube video of the brass cars. I forget how to make the video show up here. 

See that, thats why I'm no expert, I'm glad you pointed that out Christopher.

I tried linking to a youtube video of the brass cars. I forget how to make the video show up here. 

Copy the web address of the YouTube video page and paste it into the "Insert/Edit Embedded Media" URL space. It's the little film strip symbol next to the smiley faces.

Hey, it worked. Thanks. Anyway here are some in brass just as a matter of interest.

They are indeed gorgeous, but I'm assuming they only come in 2-rail configurations? I'd need 3-rail wheels and the big couplers for my trains. I also have to imagine the brass is a bit more expensive than Atlas?

Yes, you'd have to convert them. They are a wee bit more expensive.

I wouldn't expect you to look into the brass. I posted the video in order to show what the more accurate cars look like.

With all the Ys and A engines out there, you'd think the big 3 would put out just a few more classes of accurate N&W hoppers.

My thoughts exactly. Not counting the deficient MTH models in my first post, it would appear Atlas remains the only non-brass O-Gauge manufacturer to have made an accurate steam-era N&W hopper.

EDIT: I was just informed via email that Weaver did do steam-era N&W hoppers with the peaks, although I could not find them on their website.

I'd say good luck with your research on that. I'd look forward to any info regarding them so I can add them to my collection.

Years ago Weaver did two bays with peaks on them. They really are not accurate, either. They had notches on both sides of the peaks on both ends. I think they looked stretched out also. Not sure about the origin of those cars.

K-line did some 2 bays that are close. I think they have the peaked ends but they don't have the distinctive fishbelly. They might pass for some of the less prominent classes of hoppers but not as an HL. Anyway, there was something about them that was off.

I think Weaver also did N&W cars painted on a C&O prototype a few years ago. I think they were 11 panel 3 bays. Not really accurate.

Weaver might have done an outside braced composite hopper but I could be confusing that with their N&W gon which is a pretty good model. The outside braced composite would not have peaked ends.

What are the Atlas model numbers?  6754?

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The Norfolk and Western Leased over 1000 H21 hoppers from the Pennsy in the early 50's.  Atlas has six numbers of the H21 in N&W

The leased Pennsy H21 cars, that's cheating. Sacrilege.

Andrew, the link says those were already delivered in May 2012. And beside, they still don't have peaks and they're in the 1960s scheme, too late for steam.