PRR Class H46 hoppers

PRR Class H46 Covered Hoppers

PRR 260521 H46 PRR Photo

General information:

H46 cars are covered hoppers with 3 pockets, 100 ton trucks and 4650 cu. ft. capacity.

Some stats:

Class	H46
Diagram?	NO
Type	Covered
Comments

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
H46	260471	260655	LO	-	-	-	-	-	-	185
Roster data compiled by Rich Orr

Photos online:

Report Mark Class Description Location Date Photographer

PRR 260521 H46 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
H46	Keystone Vol 35, #2	58	PRR 260523	PK	-	-	-
H46	Keystone Vol 35, #2	62	PRR 260602	PK	Port Reading, NJ	11/1978	-
H46	PRR Color Guide Vol 2	74	PRR 260572	PK	-	-	-
H46	PRR Color Guide Vol 3	78	PRR 260651	PK	-	-	-

Equipment Diagrams online:

Class(es) tracing # View

H46 E-463817?-A elevation

References:

KEY 12/83 - PRR Covered Hoppers of the 1960s (Fischer, Ian S.)

History, photos, diagrams, bibliography

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

lettering, photos, arrangements

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

Report Mark	Class	Description	Location	Date	Photographer
PRR 260521	H46	Builders Photo, side view	Altoona, PA	-	PRR Photo (B&W), collection of Rob Schoenberg