Was "Reddy Kilowatt" actually On Any Hoppers?

YES!!!!  I wish I knew how to post pictures but I just found two PP&L hoppers

being loaded with coal and they look just like the Lionel hopper.  I goggled-

Reddy Kilowatt train.

You can just barely make it out in this photo.  I know it's small, I'm looking to see if I can find a larger version.

Here's what looks like an SW1 that was at a power plant for many years.

http://www.reddykilowatt.org/2...s-a-real-railroader/

I want to say that he rode on the side of some hoppers across Missouri between Kansas city and the southern Illinois coal fields. I can't remmeber the company or car initials.at the momment. The cars were smooth sided and cream colored.

Dan

http://www.rrpicturearchives.n...cture.aspx?id=559787

Missouri Public Service Company. (MPSX?)

Dan

Right click the pict, save it. Open in a viewer (Windows pict & fax viewer works) and when it opens, either enlarge it via controls or scroll you wheel....it will blow up larger than you will want it to. Exposes all, Reddy is there to be seen, just like on the model train.

Greg

Thanks for all the photos, guys.

I did, indeed, miss the Kilowatt figure on those hoppers being loaded.

I used to have a very old plastic Ready Killowatt with glow in the dark parts mounted on a piece of wood..

Hi Jim,

Yep.  I have somewhere an article on the PP&L owned H43-clone hoppers and the first series had Reddy Kilowatt. I believe it was a Freight Cars Journal monograph or something by Eric Neubauer.

Of course Lionel put Reddy inside a keystone which doesn't match any in-service pictures that anyone could come up with.   When I sent to Lionel a few years ago I got a snide response back. 

IIRC I read an article years ago that PP&L removed them from later cars due to a trademark conflict with the owner of Reddy, which was IIRC the Edison Electric Institute (a trade group).  Maybe a googling will give something more than my feeble memory.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lionel-Rock-Island-Rocket-Quad-Hopper-Mid-West-Power-Light-6-36179-/271160649573?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item3f226f2765

Another Lionel product,

Dan