NEB&W Guide to Westerfield Twin Hopper Car KitsThis file is open to website members only
Last Update: 2008-02-21
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Since so many of Westerfield's prototypes were originally built before the 1911 Safety Standards Act was passed, he offers the kits as they were built, generally with only one set of handholds at the corners. "Modernized" generally refers to the cars after 1911, when they had to have ladders or grabs both on the side and the end. (It is hard to think of