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assigned to the cars – 618, 633, 636, and 638. These were the
four numbers of the H & C cars that were dismantled in 1927.
618 and 636 still exist at Mt. Union.
Modeling these cars can be done easily, using the old Gloor
Craft/Quality Craft hopper kits in both O and HO. You can mod-
ify the kit by replacing the wooden sides with styrene sides
that have been reduced to 22’. Replace all wooden parts with
the appropriate styrene, and use the metal parts to add to the
superstructure. The East Broad Top used Vulcan trucks on all
of their cars except the Billmeyer and Small cars, and they are
now available from Blackstone.
Three-bay hoppers
In 1915, the East Broad Top refined their hopper design to
become a three-bay hopper. In addition to adding the third
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9. East Broad Top hopper 806 in the original lettering
scheme modeled in On3 by David Crement. In the back-
ground is the Woodvale tipple. David Crement photo.
MRH-Dec 2014
