Albany & Eastern Ballast Hopper #9900

I photographed Albany & Eastern 70-ton ballast hopper car #9900 in Lebanon, Oregon, on May 23, 2006. I don’t know the history of this car but according to its lettering it was built in January 1959 and is classed by the Albany & Eastern as BC70-1. This car may have originally been built as a 2-bay covered hopper car and had its roof removed and ballast chutes installed.