Clinchfield Railroad bought this group of 323 (and probably more) hoppers secondhand from Pittsburgh & Lake Erie. Once on the property, the P&LE reporting marks were removed and CRR marks applied. Since the P&LE road numbers were in a range that was vacant on the CRR roster, the numbers were not changed. P&LE was a subsidiary of Penn Central at the time and a PC ‘worms” logo adorned the right end of each side.
Road #: 69656