PRR Class GLE gondolas

PRR Class GLE gondolas

GLe, Photographer PRR Photo, Image from online auction, used by permission of seller.

PRR 253252 GLe PRR Photo

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Some stats:

Class	GLe
Diagram?	yes
Comments	covered
Capcy	100,000
Weight	41,600
Capcy box	1,564
Capcy heap	-
Sides	steel
Floor	hopper
Ends	fixed
Sill	straight
Underframe	hopper bottom
I.L.	26' 1-¹/₄"
I.W.	9' 5-⁵/₈"
I.H	-
Truck center	21' 9"
length over strikers	31' 6"
coupled length	34' 0"
panels	10
height	10' 10-¹/₄"
width extreme	10' 0-⁷/₈"
source

Types of trucks used

Class	Car	Numbers	Truck Class	Truck Name	Qty cars:
GLe			2D-F8	P.R.R.
Truck data is from PRR documents circa 1940's. Other truck classes may also have been used.

Cars on the PRR roster (as listed in the Official Railway Equipment Register (ORER)):

Class	Car	Number	AAR Class	PRR Oct 44	PRR Oct 48	PRR Apr 52	PRR Oct 53	PRR Oct 58	PRR Oct 63	PRR Apr 68
GLe	253248	253497	LO	250	249	248	219	37	2	1
Roster data compiled by Rich Orr

Modeling Information:

Funaro & Camerlengo
GLe	HO	8100	PRR GLe Covered Hopper with Pressed Ribs K Brake & White Circle Keystone Decals	resin kit w/ decals	-
GLe	HO	8101	PRR GLe Covered Hopper with Pressed Ribs AB Brake & White Circle Keystone Decals	resin kit w/ decals	-
GLe	HO	8102	PRR GLe Covered Hopper with Pressed Ribs AB Brake & Black Circle Keystone Decals	resin kit w/ decals	-
Railworks
GLe	HO	RWL R-1320	GLe covered Hopper	brass - rtr	-
Westerfield
GLe	HO	7463	PRR GLE COVERED HOPPER	resin kit w/ decals	rebuilt from GLb
Gle	HO	7463	SSC Covered Hopper	Resin Kit w/ decals	-

Photos online:

Report Mark Class Description Location Date Photographer

PRR 253252 GLe Builders Photo, 3/4 view Altoona, PA - PRR Photo (B&W), collection of Rob Schoenberg

Photos in print:

Class	Publication	Page	Car No	Scheme	Location	Date	Comments
GLe	Keystone Vol 35, #2	21	PRR 253252	CK	-	-	-
GLe	Keystone Vol 35, #2	21	PRR 253426	CK	-	-	-
GLe	Keystone Vol 35, #2	21	PRR 253468	CK	-	-	-
GLe	Keystone Vol 35, #2	28	PRR 253317	CK	Mt. Union, PA	-	Lettering nearly illegible

Equipment Diagrams online:

Class(es) tracing # View

GLe E-97206 elevation

References:

KEY 12/82 - Covered Hopper Development - Classes GLe to H33 (Burg, Richard)

History, photos, diagrams, roster, bibliography

KEY 6/02 - Lettering Schemes for PRR Covered Hopper Cars, 1931 to 1968 (Tipton, Rick)

lettering, photos, arrangements

RNE 8/80 - PRR GLe hopper (Metzger, Bill)

Surviving GLe cvd hopper, Mt Union PA, Photos

Report Mark	Class	Description	Location	Date	Photographer
PRR 253252	GLe	Builders Photo, 3/4 view	Altoona, PA	-	PRR Photo (B&W), collection of Rob Schoenberg