Who makes this?

[Bsklarski]

The car at :45. Its a black CP hopper, I assume. Exactly what type of hopper is this, what did they carry and is it something out there in N scale?

[Philip H]

Paging Dr. Pud

[bbussey]

Canadian slab side covered hopper.  CP, CN, TH&B were the primary owners.  Late 1950s into the 21st century.  True-Line Trains makes two variations of the prototype in HO and is on the fence about releasing an N scale version.  Go onto the True-Line website to see photos of their models.  If you want to see it in N, send them an email and let them know.

[Bsklarski]

Looks like they also have plans to release the mini steel box cars. I will need those too. I will have to hit them up in Springfield at the show! Thank you.

[cv_acr]

Canadian slab side covered hopper.  CP, CN, TH&B were the primary owners.  Late 1950s into the 21st century.  True-Line Trains makes two variations of the prototype in HO and is on the fence about releasing an N scale version.  Go onto the True-Line website to see photos of their models.  If you want to see it in N, send them an email and let them know.

http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=cp381306&o=cprail

Any of these cars still alive within the new century would pretty much be company-service only cars.

PGE/BCOL had a small number as well:

http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=bcol2101_2&o=bcol

This was the standard design (with minor variations like the number and style of roof hatches, open end framing or an enclosed plate on the end, and an open side sill as pictured above, or a side that was solid all the way to the bottom) for basically all covered hoppers built by the Canadian builders in the 1950s and early 1960s, until the curved side cars were built in the late 1960s:

http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=cp384045&o=cprail

Followed of course by the true cylindrical hoppers:

http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=cp382253&o=cprail

Which later increased in size into the big cars that became such a famous Canadian signature, especially when the Government-owned Canadian Wheat Board started building their fleet of hoppers in the 1970s, which were exclusively cylindrical cars all built to the same specs. by all three of Canada's (then) three major builders. (NSC, Hawker-Siddeley and Marine Industries).

http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=cp384851&o=cprail
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=cpwx600568&o=wheatboard

[cv_acr]

But nevermind all that, at 0:51 in that video is a rare catch: one of CP's ex-TLDX/Spruce Falls Paper newsprint boxcars from CPAA 89981-89999.

http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=tlcx1001&o=ptlx

(I'm not entirely sure if there was a second series of cars leased to Spruce Falls, or if the cars were rebuilt with plug doors.)

[Puddington]

The Canadian slab side's are one of the biggest "gapping holes" in the 1950's - 1970's N scale rolling stock universe. They were seen all over North America and ran, as Chris said for years. True Line Trains has done a very nice job in HO but have so far balked at bringing these to N scale (their last N scale venture, the 50' paper box car was not entirely successful so I suspect that Darren might be slightly gun shy) I second the motion to contcat True Line and ask them for the cars in N.....

[cv_acr]

But nevermind all that, at 0:51 in that video is a rare catch: one of CP's ex-TLDX/Spruce Falls Paper newsprint boxcars from CPAA 89981-89999.

http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=tlcx1001&o=ptlx

(I'm not entirely sure if there was a second series of cars leased to Spruce Falls, or if the cars were rebuilt with plug doors.)

Digging into more roster information, there are 2 more additional series in this range, going all the way down to 89906. This is more than the 75 listed in the TLCX series above, and different built dates from 1962 (matching the above TLCX car) and 1964 are provided for the different series. So safe to say multiple batches were involved here.