Peter's Model Railroading | The PRR Chartiers Branch | Equipment
GLa
PRR Class:
GLa
Purpose:
hopper
Built:
1904 through 1911
Total Built:
30,256
Length:
32'3"
Width:
10'1"
Weight:
39,000lbs
Load:
100,000lbs
Color:
Tuscan (freight-car red)
Trucks:
archbar
Because they were such common cars (everyone took them for granted, and they were such utilitarian pieces of equipment), there are no known scaled drawings of the car. Only one car is still in existence somewhere in New York state. Initially they received the K brakes, but all were eventually upgraded to the AB brakes. Nearly all, however, maintained the vertical brake staff.
References
- Pennsylvania Railroad Steel Open Hopper Cars (pg 24+)
- American Car & Foundry Company 1899-1999 (pg 221)
- The Keystone Modeler - 73 Spring 2010 PRR GLA and GLCA Hopper Cars (part 1, pg 17)
- Railroad Model Craftsman - July 2002 PRR class GLa hopper car HO scale (pg 102)
- Class Data
- Drawing
- PRR #140062
- PRR #729074
- PRR #729074