Conrail Cabins & CaboosesClass N-8B |
| Renumbering Table | Active Cars | Preserved Cars | Dispositions |
 CR 23508 at Conemaugh, PA Keith Burkey(105k) |
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CR 23594 at Rutherford, PA.Photo by T.W.Wolfgang (50k) |
CR 23511 at Akron, OH.From the collection of Roger Kirkpatrick (54k) |
N-8B 23512 and N-7D 21110 restored as ERIE C340 in the company of an RS-3 at Suffern, NY.Photo by Jeff Sumberg (126k) |
CR 23528 at Alliance, OH, May, '85.From the collection of Roger Kirkpatrick (73k) |
| N-8B Class Data |
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40 cars 23505-23620 ex PC/NH 23505-23620 ex NH 512-634 broken, mixed with NE-6 class. PC modified ex NH NE-5s. Bay windows were added and cupola windows plated over. All cars in this class should have rounded roofs. |
 Based drawing in Railroad Model Craftsman October '97. by T.W.Wolfgang. |
| N-8B Dimensions |
| Length over Strikers |
Carbody Length |
Truck Centers |
Carbody Width |
Bay Width |
Carbody Height |
Cupola Height |
Typical Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33' 11" | 27' 9 1/2" | 18' 8" | 9' 5" | - | 11' 2 15/32" | 13' 9" | 48500 |
Sources : Rail Classics 7/88 and Railroad Model Craftsman 10/97
| Modeling the N-8B | ||
| HO See the NE-5 page for details. Cupola windows and some other windows blanked and bay windows added. Photos show a lot of variation in this class. | ||
| Articles about the N-8B |
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Railroad Model Craftsman. October '97, Pages 67-69. Excellent background info on the ex NH NE-5 group. Photos and drawings of the cars as they were built and then as they were modified into class N-8B by the PC.
Photos and class number information.
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| Drawings of the N-8B |
| HO line drawing by Chuck Yungkurth, Railroad Model Craftsman. October '97, Pages 68 & 69. |
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