Here is a side view of my hopper. That is Mt. Adams in the background, in this view from my front deck (can't complain about the view where I live). The hopper is not based on a specific prototype, but on the general feel of a modern grain hopper. My main inspiration though for details was a Trinity 100-ton covered hopper featured in the July 2003 Model Railroader. Around where I live it is common to see 100+ car trains of hoppers similar to this carrying grain from inland producers to port cities for export to Asia. I like my model enough that I plan to start gathering some more of those 4 radius curved panels to make some more.
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