PRR Class H42 hoppers

PRR Class H42 Covered Hoppers

PRR 260062 H42,H42a PRR Photo

General information:

H42 cars are covered hoppers with 3 pockets, 100 ton trucks and 3500 cu. ft. capacity.

H42a cars are the same as H42 except that the cars are lined

Some stats:

Class	H42	H42a
Diagram?	yes	yes
Type	Covered	Covered
Capacity	200,000	200,000
Weight	62,900	63,000
Capacity box	3,500	3,500
# Panels	1	1
Side Type	cylindrical	cylindrical
Inside Length	41' 3-¹/₄"	41' 3-¹/₄"
Length Over Sills	51' 2"	51' 2"
Truck Centers	41' 3-¹/₄"	41' 3-¹/₄"
Inside Width	10' 7-³/₈"	10' 7-³/₈"
Extreme Width	10' 7-³/₄"	10' 7-³/₄"
Height	14' 5-¹/₂"	14' 5-¹/₂"
Comments	unlined	lined

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
H42	260001	260090	LO	-	-	-	-	-	-	89
H42a	260091	260120	LO	-	-	-	-	-	-	30
Roster data compiled by Rich Orr

Photos online:

Report Mark Class Description Location Date Photographer

PRR 260062 H42 Builders Photo, side view Altoona, PA - PRR Photo (B&W), collection of Rob Schoenberg

Photos in print:

Class	Publication	Page	Car No	Scheme	Location	Date	Comments
H42	Keystone Vol 35, #2	61	PRR 260063	PK	Durand, MI	3/1988	-
H42	Pennsy Power 3	408	PRR 260061	PK	-	-	-
H42	PRR Color Guide Vol 1	63	PRR 260026	PK	-	6/67	-
H42	PRR Color Guide Vol 2	71	PRR 26018	PK	-	10/63	-
H42	PRR Color Guide Vol 2	72	PRR 260027	PK	-	-	-
H42	Rail Model Journal, 2/1977	6	PRR 260177	PK	Allentown, PA	5/1990	-
H42a	Keystone Vol 35, #2	58	PRR 260091	PK	-	-	-
H42a	PRR Color Guide Vol 3	76	PRR 260097	PK	-	-	-

Equipment Diagrams online:

Class(es) tracing # View

H42,H42a E-463532 elevation

Plans and diagrams in print:

Applicable Classes	Type	Publication	Page	Description	Tracing Number
H42	Arrangement of Lettering	PRR Compendium Vol 1	F1-3	Plain key - H42 shown

References:

KEY 12/83 - PRR Covered Hoppers of the 1960s (Fischer, Ian S.)
KEY 6/02 - Lettering Schemes for PRR Covered Hopper Cars, 1931 to 1968 (Tipton, Rick)

Data in General Information section is from an undated "PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD SPECIAL EQUIPMENT MANUAL"

Report Mark	Class	Description	Location	Date	Photographer
PRR 260062	H42	Builders Photo, side view	Altoona, PA	-	PRR Photo (B&W), collection of Rob Schoenberg