Southern Pacific (T&NO/Roman Billboard) - Road #: 4894 - 70 Ton 3-Bay Offset Side Hopper
Southern Pacific ordered these hoppers on behalf of their subsidiary Texas & New Orleans in 1953 from Bethlehem Steel. SP’s adoption of heavy gothic billboard lettering was still a few years away. These cars were used for coal and coke (as presented here,) limestone, aggregate, sulfur and in later years unprocessed salt.
Announced April 10th 2022
Best Price Deadline is June 4th 2022
ETA is June 2023