Delaware & Hudson took delivery of this batch of hoppers from Bethlehem Steel in 1958. Most were assigned to loading Ilmenite (titanium ore) at one of the nation’s largest deposits in New York. By 1974, re-painted cars were receiving this paint scheme. The fleet expanded in 1976 when D&H was granted extensive trackage rights on the newly created Conrail to provide some measure of competition. The deal included locomotives and rolling stock such as a number of Erie Lackawanna’s nearly identical hoppers built in the 60s by Greenville.
Road #: 9174 - Post-73 Scheme