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Note to modeler's - Delta Models is about to begin production of an HO-scale version of this car. Visit Delta Models - Greenvillle Chip Car (Mopac) for ordering information.

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59000-591255 -series rebuilt Woodchip car
- in this photo blow-up. The image isn't clear, but you can see how the carwalls were built up from the pre-existing sides of the out-dated 70-ton triple coal hopper by MP in 1969. This increased capacity from 2,760 to 4,526 cubic feet. Such cars were painted freightcar red with a large buzzsaw emblem - John LaRue Collection/T. Greuter Purchased Collection ·

MP 592247 - Greenville Wood Chip Hopper with buzzsaw, has 12 hopper doors and 7,000 cubic feet of space - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig (42)

MP 592326 - hopper with small eagle - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig (34)

MP 592692 - hopper with buzzsaw - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig (43)

MP 592928? - with large eagle - These cars are piled up in Poplar Bluff most every day.  According to the photographer, there is a saw mill in Corning, AR, but many more seem to be parked here than the mill would need - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig (41)

MP 592997 - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig (44)


                   Details

MP 592053 & 592928- detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig (33)

MP 592053 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig (38)

MP 592053 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig (37)

MP 592928? - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig (35)

MP 592928? - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig (36)

Woodchip hopper detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig (39)

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig


MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP 592917 - detail - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig


 

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