Re: US Navy freight cars.
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Marty McGuirk
We still use some of those cars - they were refurbished a few years ago. They are used to move conventional ordnance . . .
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see http://www.public.navy.mil/navsafecen/Documents/SuccessStories2/107_Asbst_RR_Restor.pdf The Navy Railway Operating Handbook https://portal.navfac.navy.mil/portal/page/portal/docs/doc_store_pub/navy%20railway%20operations%20handbook offers a good basic introduction to the various types and cargos the Navy/Marine Corps ship by rail. Love the cover image - which hasn't changed in well over 6 decades. There were of course, specialized cars that look like flatcars with large cylinders semi-permanently mounted in place, used to transport spent fuel rods. The current version of these cars operate with DODX markings and are designated as M140 - a little late for the era of this list, but there was an earlier version that ran in the (late) steam era. Marty
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From: mail@kadee.com To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 11:41:56 AM Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: US Navy freight cars. Don't forget the Navy had three lots of 40 foot PS-1 box cars built in 1952, 1953 and 1955. Sam Clarke Kadee Quality Products From: Allen Cain Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 9:08 PM To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com Subject: [STMFC] Re: US Navy freight cars. Yes, the Navy did have box cars and at least one Helium car (for blimps I think?). Will send to you direct in a separate email. You find the car numbers and other info in any ORER. I will send a scan of the October 1954 Navy info. Allen Cain [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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