The G38 was the Pennsylvania Railroad's first purpose built car to move ore to steel mills from ports and mines. The G38 was built in the PRR's Samuel Rea shops in Hollidaysburg, PA in 1960 to replace aging open-top hopper cars that were prone to leaking.

Jan 11, 2021 · By 1994, these aging cars were supplemented by occasional 70- and 100- coal hoppers as well, but – these trains also featured a fair number of the venerable old G38 ore gon. The G38 is 1′ 6″ shorter than the G39, and was the original PRR Hollidaysburg ore car design.

By 1994, these aging cars were supplemented by occasional 70- and 100- coal hoppers as well, but - these trains also featured a fair number of the venerable old G38 ore gon. The G38 is 1' 6" shorter than the G39, and was the original PRR Hollidaysburg ore car design.

Check inside to view photos of the distinctive ex-PRR ore jennies. The PRR designed and built these cars to haul ore from docks in Philadelphia and Cleveland to steel mills in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia.

Until the arrival of cars specifically designed for the weight of iron ore -- the G38's and G39's circa 1960 -- almost any class of hopper came into use. H21a's were the most prevalent on the system, followed by GLa's.

Aug 2, 2004 · A PRR N5B model by Jim Hunter – one of many exceptional cabin cars on display at the 2015 PRRT&HS Annual Meeting in State College, Pennsylvania. (Tim Garner)

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"Parked somewhere around the plant is a string of ex-PRR G38 ore gondolas with lids on them. These are used for controlled bloom cooling. Lettering appears to be solid rust with no remnants of PRR/PC/CR lettering or paint visible that I could see."

The original class of ore jennies built by the PRR, these cars were designed to carry heavy grades of iron ore pellets. 1000 G38s were built in 1960 by the Sam Rea Shops. As time went on, ores had a lower iron content and were therefore lighter, which led to the development of the G39s.