WE 1531 is a former Rock Island car.  Contributor's Pick!       
In the 10th and 11th panel from the left, you can see the R that the Rock cars wore toward the end of the CRI&P. All of the Wheeling hoppers that have a 4 digit number starting with 1 are former Rock cars. There are many in the fleet.
Date: 9/9/2022 Location: Akron, OH   Map Show Akron on a rail map Views: 86 Collection Of:   Fred Stuckmann
Rolling Stock: WE 1531 (Open Hopper) Author:  Fred Stuckmann
WE 1531 is a former Rock Island car.
Picture Categories: RollingStock,Yard This picture is part of album:  Recent Wheeling shots.
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