PRR Class H49 hoppers

PRR Class H49 PS-2 Covered Hoppers

PRR 261304 H49 PRR Photo

General information:

H49 cars were built by Pullman Standard in 1967 and are covered hoppers with 2 pockets, 100 ton trucks and 3018 cu. ft. capacity.

Some stats:

Class	H49
Diagram?	yes
Type	Covered
Capacity	200,000
Weight	58,300
Capacity box	3,018
# Panels	9
Side Type	girder
# bays	2
Inside Length	36' 11-³/₄"
Length Over Sills	38' 4-³/₈"
Truck Centers	28' 0-³/₈"
Inside Width	10' 1-¹/₂"
Extreme Width	10' 8"
Height	14' 2-⁹/₁₆"
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
H49	261245	261369	LO	-	-	-	-	-	-	125
Roster data compiled by Rich Orr

Photos online:

Report Mark Class Description Location Date Photographer

PRR 261269 H49 - Cleveland OH - Larry Berger Collection (from George Elwood's site)

PRR 261304 H49 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
H49	Keystone Vol 35, #2	60	PRR 261308	PK	-	-	-
H49	Keystone Vol 35, #2	63	PRR 261269	PK	Clare, MI	8/1986	-
H49	PC Color Guide	102	PC 885399	PC	Reading, PA	3/8/80	nee PRR 261???

Equipment Diagrams online:

Class(es) tracing # View

H49 E-463833-A elevation

References:

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 261269	H49	-	Cleveland OH	-	Larry Berger Collection (from George Elwood's site)
PRR 261304	H49	Builders Photo, side view	Altoona, PA	-	PRR Photo (B&W), collection of Rob Schoenberg