Class | H31 | H31a | H31b | H31c |
Diagram? | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Type | Open | Open | Open | Open |
Capacity | 110,000 | 110,000 | 100,000 | 110,000 |
Weight | 40,300 | 39,500 | 40,400 | 37,500 |
Capacity box | 1,859 | 1,911 | 1,738 | 1,850 |
Capacity Heap | 256 | 245 | 243 | 253 |
# Panels | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Side Type | girder | composite-wood | composite-wood | composite-steel rebuild |
# bays | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Inside Length | 31' 6" | 31' 6" | 31' 1-5/8" | 31' 6" |
Length Over Sills | 32' 9" | 32' 9" | 32' 9" | 32' 9" |
Truck Centers | 22' 9" | 22' 9" | 22' 9" | 22' 9" |
Inside Width | 9' 9" | 9' 4-14" | 9' 4-1/4" | 9' 8-5/8" |
Extreme Width | 10' 4" | 10' 4" | 10' 4" | 10' 4" |
Height | 10' 3" | 10' 8" | 10' 3" | 10' 3" |
Class | Car | Numbers | Truck Class | Truck Name | Qty cars: |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
H31 | 220301 | 220841 | 2D-F22C | Barrett-Whitehead | 541 |
H31 | 222501 | 222670 | 2D-F17A | Elsey | 170 |
H31 | 2D-F17a | Elsey | |||
H31 | 2D-F22c | Barrett-Whitehead | |||
H31b | 220842 | 221341 | 2D-F22C | Barrett-Whitehead | 500 |
Truck data is from PRR documents circa 1940's. Other truck classes may also have been used. |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H31 | 220301 | 220841 | HM | 541 | 540 | 535 | 533 | 529 | 525 | 272 |
H31 | 222501 | 222670 | HM | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 167 | 163 | 88 |
H31a | 249990 | - | HM | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
H31b | 220842 | 221641 | HM | 500 | 500 | 492 | 266 | 12 | 12 | 3 |
H31c | 220842 | 221341 | HM | - | - | 5 | 225 | 482 | 475 | 276 |
Roster data compiled by Rich Orr |
Accurail | |||||
H31a | HO | 2702 | 55-ton Wood Side Twin Hopper, Pennsylvania | plastic | ? |
MicroTrains | |||||
H31b | N | - | H31b hopper | RTR plastic w/ molded grabs | - |
Overland | |||||
H31c | HO | OMI 3107 | H31c Hopper | brass - rtr | - |
Report Mark | Class | Description | Location | Date | Photographer |
PRR 220301 | H31 | builders photo 3/4 view | - | ? | PRR photo (B&W) |
PRR 220383 | H31 | builders photo | - | - | Pennsylvania Railroad |
Class | Publication | Page | Car No | Scheme | Location | Date | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H31 | PRR Steel Open Hoppers | 160 | PRR 222645 | CK | Harrisburg, PA | 9/17/47 | - |
H31 | PRR Steel Open Hoppers | 66 | PRR 220760 | PK | Zanesville, OH? | ca 64 | - |
H31b | Cars of the Pennsy | 51 | PRR 220894 | CK | - | 6/42 | - |
H31b | PRR Steel Open Hoppers | 160 | PRR 221011 | CK-BWB | Harrisburg, PA | 5/22/47 | - |
H31b | PRR Steel Open Hoppers | 160 | PRR 221265 | CK-BWB | Wilkes Barre, PA | 12/13/46 | - |
H31b | PRR Steel Open Hoppers | 67 | PRR 220894 | CK | Altoona, PA | 6/8/42 | - |
H31b | PRR Steel Open Hoppers | 69 | PRR ?????? | -- | Altoona, PA | 6/8/42 | - |
H31c | Pennsy Power 3 | 407 | PRR 221183 | - | - | 6/63 | - |
H31c | PRR Color Guide Vol 1 | 58 | PRR 221080 | PK | - | 3/76 | - |
H31c | PRR Steel Open Hoppers | 67 | PRR 221183 | SK | Zanesville, OH | 6/63 | - |
Class(es) | tracing # | View |
H31 | E-419125-C | elevation |
H31a | E-426135-A | elevation |
H31b | E-426445 | elevation |
H31c | E-439815-B | elevation |
H31c | E-439815-E | elevation |
Applicable Classes | Type | Publication | Page | Description | Tracing Number |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gla, GLg,H31 | Arrangement of Lettering | PRR Compendium Vol 1 | 87 | Plain Key - H31 shown | |
H30, H31, H30a | Lettering Diagram | Keystone Vol. 35, No. 2 | 24 | CK | D406330-K |
H31 | Arrangement | Keystone Vol 19, No. 2 | 39 | 425756 C | |
H31 | Arrangement of Lettering | PRR Compendium Vol 1 | 80 | Shadow Key - H31 shown | |
H31 | Class Diagram | PRR Pass. & Frt. Car Diagrams | 83 | ||
H31 | Plan | Mainline Modeler-7/87 | |||
H31a | Class Diagram | Pennsy Car Plans | 78 | ||
H31a | Class Diagram | PRR Pass. & Frt. Car Diagrams | 82 | ||
H31a | Plan | Model Railroader-4/45 | wood hopper No.10924(H31a ?) | ||
H31a,H31c | Arrangement of Lettering | PRR Compendium Vol 1 | 81 | Shadow Key - H31c shown | |
H31a,H31c | Arrangement of Lettering | PRR Compendium Vol 1 | 82 | Shadow Key - H31c shown | |
H31b | Arrangement | Keystone Vol 19, No. 2 | 43 | 426695 C | |
H31c | Arrangement | Keystone Vol 19, No. 2 | 46 | 445924 C | |
H31c | Class Diagram | PRR Pass. & Frt. Car Diagrams | 82 |