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In some cases, the interior of cars like this are not painted at all.
The steel develops a nice even coat of oxide (rust), except where the
load rubs it down. The oxide changes color over time, from pale to
dark. The dust left behind after the product is emptied will be the
color of the product – black for coal, oxide red for iron ore pellets,
gray for crushed rock, and so on.
Here’s a car used to haul gravel and crushed rock:
The Appalachian Railroad Modeling site has a great photo of the
insides of several B&O hoppers at
and on the Rail Pictures.Net website [2] at
JohnB
weathers hopper interiors, by airbrushing a coat of rail
brown, then dusting it with rust-colored chalk powder and seal-
ing it with a flat finish.
2. A Chesapeake & Ohio wreck, on Feb. 28, 1976 at Pearch,
VA, gives a good look at the weathered interiors of coal
hoppers. Stan Short photo
