Westvaco PS-2 Covered Hopper:

Ralph,

The only thing I could find was a couple of blurbs on the Bowser HO ACF hoppers lettered for Westvaco:

http://www.bowser-trains.com/h...baychop/2baychop.htm

Nothing at all on PS2 hoppers or prototypes at all.

Thank you, Bob,

You supplied a great number of photos.

I found out that the 'SHPX' Reporting Mark Initials are of American Car Foundry's Leasing Division, but no photos. of the car.

Somewhere, there is, at least, a photo.

Ralph-RJL

Ralph,

You're welcome!

Here's a Weaver PS2 2-Bay Covered Hopper I repainted for Seaboard Air Line:

All of the ACF hoppers I've seen have square hatches and the PS-2 hoppers had round hathces.  I'm sure there are other differences as well.

Weaver makes quite a number of different hoppers, I wish they'd do some up for SAL.

Well the only prototype info and Pic I can find is from the ACF book by Mr. ACF himself, Edward J. Kaminski.  On pg 258 there is a Black and white photo of a GREY hopper  similar to this ACF design:

but No end Channels and all 9 ribs equidistant from each other. Also End grabs on ALL 4 Sides. NOte this book picture shows WESTVACO CHLOR-ALKALI DIVISION  Food Machinery and Chemical Corporation Westvaco, Wyoming

IT's part of an order of 35 cars Shippers Car line Series [SHPX#26126-26160]

It's Grey hopper with black trucks and journal box lids  painted white or Grey- I can't tell!

curve,

That unpainted model sure looks like a PS2 hopper to me, at least it's what Weaver is calling their offering.  If it's not then I have to do some backing up :

http://www.weavermodels.com/PS2/u1900.jpg

Thank you all,

I'm really glad to get so much info. and help.

Nice hopper you made Bob and thank you for informing me of the differences of the roof hatch door shapes-ACF square and PS round, I did not know there is a difference.

Prrhorseshoecurve thank you for sharing the photo. of a ACF built Westvaco covered hopper, with the square roof hatch doors.

And rattler21 thank you for info. where I can obtain photos.

Ralph-RJL

Ralph,

Glad to help.  Here's another "hopper":

Seaboard Air Line and CB&Q had these "Whalebelly" hoppers.  I made this, with Ed Reutling's help, from a Weaver 50 foot tankcar as the starting point.  Here's a link to some more photos:

http://www.railwayclassics.com/freight01.htm

Great, Bob!

Your "Whalebelly" tanker came out beautifully.

Thank you for the photos. of real and scale models of "Whalebelly" tank cars.

Ralph-RJL 

Ralph,

I probably wouldn't have done it without Ed R. giving me a push.

As it turned out, it was fairly easy to do.  Like I've said before, the hardest thing is making that first cut.