Peter's Model Railroading | The PRR Chartiers Branch | Equipment
H22
Description
The H22 hoppers were a four-bay hopper that was designed to be used for transporting coke. They were designed at the same time the H21 class was designed, but because of their use for the lighter coke, they had taller sides. However, a lot of coke loading facilities were built when gondolas were used for coke transport, so three sections of the upper portion of the H22 hopper could be lowered to allow loading at those types of facilities. However, most were soon converted to have a solid top. The 4,500 cars were built in 1912 and 1913. Originally, they had the old style drop doors for hoppers, but were converted to saw-tooth hoppers in 1926. The key thing to note about the hoppers is that the two pair each face each other, whereas other railroads had them all facing toward the center of the car. Note that the H22a were H22 cars that were converted starting in the Fall of 1924 and completed in 1926, so those fall outside my era of interest.
Specifications
These cars measured 42' end sill to end sill, and had an overall width of 10'2-1/2". They weighed 49,000 pounds and could carry a load of up to 105,000 pounds, or 2,754cuft.