| Car | LV numbers | Date & No. Built or acquired | No. on roster | Notes on Prototype | Available models & modeling notes | Prototype Photo References | ||||||
| Jul 42 |
Apr 46 |
Jan 53 |
Jul 60 |
Apr 64 |
Oct 69 |
Oct 74 |
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| Covered hopper, 2600 cu ft, 50 ton (LO) | 42803-42805 | 1972 3 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | Leased ex-GACX, blt 3/57. 36′ 9″ L over couplers |
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| Covered hopper, 2600 cu ft, 70 ton (LO) | 42997-43004 | 1972 7 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | Leased ex-GACX, blt 6/57. 36′ 9″ L over couplers |
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| Covered hopper, 2600 cu ft, 50 ton (LO) | 44883-44894 | 1973 5 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | Leased ex-GACX, blt 2/61. 36′ 9″ L over couplers |
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| Covered hopper, 1933 cu ft, 70 ton, 3 hoppers (LO) | 50100-50149 | 1938 50 |
50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 21 | 8 | 2 | Converted from quad coal hoppers in series 40000-40999. 44′ L over couplers. |
Click here for this site’s article | 50122 (gray): Bossler, p. 81; Jim Dalberg photo of 50135 |
| Covered hopper, 1790 cu ft, 70 ton, hopper bottom (LO) | 50150-50249 | 1939-41 100 |
100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 93 | 84 | 22 | Rebuilt from series 40000-40999 quad hoppers. 36′ 9″ L over couplers |
HO: Resin kit coming from Funaro & Camerlengo in late 2005 or early 2006. | |
| Covered hopper, 1790 cu ft, 70 ton, hopper bottom (LO) | 50250-50399 | 1946 & 1948 150 |
– | – | 150 | 149 | 142 | 134 | 43 | Converted from quad hoppers in 41000-41699 series. Done in at least 2 batches, & not all in this series are similar! 36′ L over couplers. |
HO: Resin kit coming from Funaro & Camerlengo in late 2005 or early 2006. | 50301 (gray), 50384 (red) & 50398 (red): Bossler, p. 81-82. 50337 (red): FD&S 9/2, p.19. 50339 (red): CFC Vol.4, p.34. |
| Covered hopper, 1799 cu ft, 70 ton, hopper bottom (LO) | 50400-50499 | 1950 100 |
– | – | 100 | 100 | 99 | 46 | 18 | Built by Bethlehem. 37′ 9″ L over couplers |
HO: Bowser (undec) | |
| Covered hopper, 1799 cu ft, 70 ton, hopper bottom (LO) | 50500-50599 (50590-50599 sold to NSRX in 1954) |
1953 100 |
– | – | – | 90 | 90 | 40 | 25 | Built by Bethlehem. 37′ 9″ L over couplers |
HO: Bowser 50541 (50512, 50580, 50585, 50589 50590, 50595, gray) | |
| Covered hopper, 1790 cu ft, 70 ton, hopper bottom (LO) | 50600-50699 | 1954 100 |
– | – | – | 100 | 99 | 95 | 32 | LVRR built. 36′ L over couplers | ||
| Covered hopper, Pullman Standard, 2003 cu ft, 70 ton, 2 bottom hoppers (LO) | 50700-50899 | 1956 200 |
– | – | – | 200 | 199 | 196 | 179 | 37′ 9″ L over couplers | HO: Altas 1815-1 (50794, red). MDC 1468 (50700, gray) Decals: Herald King H-852 (gray car) & H-853 (tuscan red car) S: MTH 35-75007 (50835, gray) and 35-750008 (50879, gray) |
50701 ( gray): MM 8/98 p.66 (+ dwg) & RMJ 6/95, p. 20 (same builder’s photo). 50798 & 50834 (gray): Bossler, p. 83. |
| Covered hopper, General American, 4550 cu ft, 98 ton, 3 bottom hoppers, trough (Grain) (LO) | 50900-50999 | 1968 100 |
– | – | – | – | – | 100 | 98 | Built by PC. Pneumatic outlet valves 55′ 6″ L over couplers Although this car looks white in many photographs, it was actually light gray. |
HO: No exact representations available, but could be kitbashed from available plastic models. Numbers on all Athearn & BevBel painted models are wrong. Decals: Herald King H-851 (OOP) |
50903 & 50922 (gray): Bossler, p. 83. Plans by Eric Neubauer were published in MRG 3/88, p14. |
| Covered hopper, 2688 cu ft, 70 ton, 6 bottom hoppers, trough (Grain) (LO) | 51000, 51001 | 1960 2 |
– | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | Rebuilt from 50100-50149 series for grain service. Pneumatic outlet valves 44′ L over couplers |
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| Covered hopper, 2944 cu ft, 70 ton, 6 bottom hoppers, trough (Grain) (LO) | 51002-51030 | early 1960s 28 |
– | – | – | – | 22 | 28 | 13 | Rebuilt from 50100-50149 series for grain service. Pneumatic outlet valves 44′ L over couplers. |
HO: Con-Cor 009531(LV 51023) is completely spurious, & looks nothing like this car! | 51026 (gray): Bossler , p. 85 51017 (gray) photo by Robert Branin on Clint Chamberlin’s web site. |
| Covered hopper, Bethlehem Steel, 4462 cu ft, 98 ton, 3 bottom hoppers, trough roof hatch (Grain) (LO) | 51100-51159 | 1964-65 60 |
– | – | – | – | – | 60 | 59 | Leased. Pneumatic outlet valves 50′ 1″ IL, 58′ 11″ L over couplers. Very similar to Pullman-Standard design |
HO: Walthers 5720 is a good stand-in. Available as LV 51115. Use Herald King H-851 decals. | 51102 (white): Bossler, p. 85. 51118 (white): CFC Vol. 11, p.14. 51130 (white): Yanosey (1989), p. 118. 51134 (white): FD&S 2/1 p.22 51143 (white): RMJ 9/95 p.40. |
| Covered hopper, 2944 cu ft, 70 ton, 6 bottom hoppers, trough (Grain) (LO) | 52000-52003 | 1963 4 |
– | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | 0 | Rebuilt from 50100-50149 series. Pneumatic outlet valves |
52001 (red): Bossler , p. 86 | |
| Covered hopper, PS 4000 cu ft, 95 ton (LO) | 52500-52509 | 1963 10 |
– | – | – | – | 10 | 10 | 0 | Leased. Built by PS. 46′ 0″ IL, 49′ 9″ L over couplers |
HO: Walthers 5720 may be a stand-in | |
| Covered hopper, 2352 cu ft, 77 ton, hopper bottom (LO) | 52600-52699 | 1966-68 100 |
– | – | – | – | – | 100 | 96 | Rebuilt from 50400-50589 series cement hoppers by raising roof. 37′ 9″ L over couplers. | 52666 (red): Bossler , p. 86 | |
| Covered hopper, single Airslide, 2600 cu ft, 70 ton (LO) | 55000-55009 | 1957 10 |
– | – | – | – | 10 | 10 | 10 | Built by GATX 42′ L over couplers |
HO: ARHS/Con-Cor (early version, lettered but unnumbered) | 55002 (red): Bossler , p. 87 |
| Covered hopper, Airslide, 2600 cu ft, 55 ton (LO) | 55010-55019 | 1963 10 |
– | – | – | – | 10 | 9 | 8 | Leased from GATX 42′ L over couplers |
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| Covered hopper, Airslide, 2600 cu ft, 77 ton (LO) | 55020 | 1966 1 |
– | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 42′ L over couplers | 55020 (gray): CFC Vol.4, p.35. | |
| Covered hopper, 55 ton (LO) | 56000-56004 | 1963-64 5 |
– | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | 0 | Rock salt service | ||
| Covered hopper, 1122 cu ft, 55 ton, bottom outlet (LO) | 90000-90009 | 1950-51 10 |
– | – | – | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Locomotive dry sand, company use. Build dates from Neubauer’s book, but not listed in ORER until about 1963. | Guy Fluck photo of 90007 | |
| Covered hopper, 1790 cu ft, 70 ton, bottom outlet (LO) | 90100-90104 | 1941 2 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 90100 90101 |
5 | 5 | Locomotive dry sand, company use. Build dates from Neubauer’s book, but not listed in ORER until about 1963. | Guy Fluck photo of 90102 | |
| Covered hoppers leased by LV but carrying other reporting marks | ||||||||||||
| Covered hopper, PS 4000 cu ft, 3 bays, trough hatch, 70 ton (LO) | TLDX 2003-2017 |
1963 15 |
– | – | – | – | 15 | 15 | 13 | 70 ton capacity. 46′ 0″ IL, 49′ 9″ L over couplers Transport Leasing Division of Pullman |
HO: Walthers 5720 is a stand-in(need to change reporting marks) | 2017 (white): Bossler , p. 87 |
| Covered hopper, PS 4000 cu ft, 3 bays, trough hatch 95 ton (LO) | TLDX 2018-2027 |
1963 10 |
– | – | – | – | 10 | 13 | 11 2028 added |
95 ton capacity. 46′ 0″ IL, 49′ 9″ L over couplers Transport Leasing Division of Pullman |
HO: Walthers 5720 is a stand-in (need to change reporting marks) | 2021(white): Bossler , p. 87 |
Sources:
The Official Railway Equipment Register, April 1964, October 1969 and October 1974 (Ed Schaller collection); April 1946 (Chuck Davis collection); July 1942, January 1953 and July 1960 (Larry Grubb collection).
CNJ/LV Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment, by Craig T. Bossler, Morning Sun Books, 1994.
Lehigh Valley Freight and Passenger Equipment Rosters, by Eric A. Neubauer, Society of Freight Car Historians, 1996.
Classic Freight Cars – The Series, by John Henderson & Henry Maywald, H&M Productions, 1990s.
Model Railroading, Railmodel Journal and Railroad Model Craftsman as noted in the References column.
LV Fantasy Models – If you can’t find the car you are looking for on the prototype pages, it may be that there was no LV prototype! It may be listed on this page!