OLD ballast hoppers: The NERAIL New England Railroad Photo Archive

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OLD ballast hoppers

Passing through Eagle Bridge and noticed a pair of ancient ballast hoppers on the Battenkill tracks. Lettered for SNEX, on top of NEGS reporting marks done in spray paint, originally D&H. I can tell these are old by the poling pockets on the ends of the frame.

Photographed by Robert Zimmermann, November 14, 2025.
Added to the photo archive by Robert Zimmermann, December 4, 2025.
Railroad: Battenkill.

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According to the "D&H Color Guide To Freight & Passenger Equipment", 1400 of these cars were built for the D&H by Bethlehem and ACF between 1939 and 1944 (prior to conversion for ballast service).

Posted by Alan Marshall on 2025-12-04 20:49:44

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