Operating Era: 1895-1925. Pennsylvania RR. The GG class was the first hopper-bottom car on the railroad. The design set the
mark not only for Pennsy but all railroads for the next decade. Almost 2,800 cars
were built beginning in 1895 and as late as 1902. Most cars were 4'8" tall inside
but a new design for a 5'11" car was built in 1898. Early cars had 5' wheelbase
35-ton trucks. The cars were found to be strong enough to support more weight
when heavier capacity trucks were used. Most cars received 5'6" wheelbase 50-
ton trucks by 1909. At that time many cars were rebuilt to the 5'11" height by
adding another board to the top of the car. In the late 'teens the cars were given
safety appliances. Cars that survived into the 1920s certainly had them. All cars
were gone by 1926.
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