& Copper Country Historical Page
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The finished model without lettering and weathering A photo of the prototype later in life with Copper Range lettering barely visible. Cars had the reporting marks and numbers repainted. A photo with the Copper Range lettering visible The last trip for the Copper Range rock cars (9/6/67) Standard USRA 50-55 Ton Rock Cars Built by Pressed Steel Car Co and Western Steel Car & Foundry Co Copper Range numbered 3000-3074
Starting with a Bowser PRR H-22a Hopper Car #56000 Cut the center two bays away with a razor saw Cut the upper plate away with a razor saw Attach the two halves, cut the underframe support structure to fit. Paint and letter, add a pair of KADEE arch-bar trucks and #5 couplers and the model is complete. Many thanks to Bob Oom for thinking of this conversion in the first place, I am just showing you how it is done. Kevin Musser
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