My first article for O Gauge Railroading magazine was published in Run 333, the December/January 2024 issue. It describes how to model the recycled glass loads that the Delaware and Hudson used to haul in their bright blue hopper cars in the 1970s using real glass beads. I had already built some loads in HO scale previously, and decided that building them in O scale would be fun. Some of my friends heard about them and wanted a few of their own, so in total I think I built 10 hopper loads.
The loads are removable and I also made some gravel and coal loads that are interchangeable with the glass loads.
It was a fun project and I hope it inspired modelers who are running their blue D&H hoppers to give them a realistic glass load.
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