NEB&W Guide to Seley Wood Hopper Cars - A-LThis file is open to website members only
Last Update: 2009-11-05
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First of all, true hoppers, with slope sheets and with the sides cut away below the slope sheets, came late in the 19th century. Second of all, all-steel hoppers were in production, and being built in vast numbers almost a full decade before the first truss-side (Seley) hoppers were designed. The Seley hoppers, while representing a significant portion of some roads' fleets, were greatly out-numbered by the all-steel cars.