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Center Flow Hopper Car -No.358

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Center Flow Covered Hopper Freight Car

1973-74 line of Center Flow Hoppers

Pictured above is the 1974-75 line of Center Flow Hoppers. This was the third year the car was offered by TYCO and the first year that saw an expanded number of names available. Unique among them is the Maxwell House car, which is pictured only in 1974-75.

The 54' Center Flow Hopper carries the model number 358 and first appears in the 1972-73 catalog. There it is shown in only two names, 'Morton Salt' and 'Kellogg's.' The car remained a standard offering for TYCO for many years, available in many "billboard" names. Letter designations following the model number, 358, arrive in the 1975-76 catalog for each name. For example, adding an "A" makes the 358-A the 'Kellogg's' car.

Sanka Covered Hopper

Sanka-No.358D
1974-75;1976;1977;1978;1979

Domino Sugar Center Flow Hopper

Domino Sugar-No.358C
1975-76

Morton Salt Covered Hopper

Morton Salt-No.358B
1972-73;1973-74;1975-76;1976;
1977;1978;1979;1980;1981;1982

Old Dutch Cleanser Center Flow Hopper

Old Dutch Cleanser-No.358F
1974-75;1975-76;1976;1977

Kelloggs Center Flow Hopper

Kellogg's-No.358A
1972-73;1973-74;1975-76;1976;
1977;1978;1979;1980;1981;1982

Collector's Notes...

If catalog appearances provide any clues to rarity among freight cars, then the 'Maxwell House' and 'Domino Sugar' examples should be the most unique.

The 'Maxwell House' is only found in the 1974-75 catalog and did not get a letter-suffix published. Reviewing the letters given to the other models and using process of elimination, leaves the "E" unused. I do not have an example of this car in my collection in the box to prove it, but I'd say it's a good guess that the 'Maxwell House' car is #358-E.