More interesting is what is in the car? -- Jon MillerFor me time stopped in 1941Digitrax Chief/Zephyr systems, JMRI UserSPROG UserNMRA Life member #2623Member SFRH&MS

Here's a photo of the D&SL's rotary plow. http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15330coll22/id/77529/rec/2 Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

Probably refers to the rotary snow plow. Richard Townsend Lincoln City, OR

A rotary would be a mechanical snowplow often used on Rocky Mountain railroads in the winter to keep the tracks clear. Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

Could rotary possibly refer to a snowplow? Jim Hunter

This is a link to a photo from the Denver Public Library: http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15330coll22/id/30840/rec/5 The company service boxcar is stenciled "Rotary &

Ideal Buick for "Road Rage" encounters. . . Bill Welch

It has been awhile now, but I was at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum at Portola, California shortly after the 2 donated 3 axle Army flat cars arrived. The museum was excited about having a flat

Indeed Amtrak did end up with some of these. I’d forgotten seeing them in MofW service here in Michigan on Amtrak’s’own section of track (Kalamazoo, MI to Porter, IN, 110 mph). Dan

Dan, Getting off topic, but a quick response - Trident did an HO scale mixed media resin and photo-etch M-18 Hellcat a number of years ago. I have 2 awaiting construction and loading onto a steam era

Or a museum, VFW hall, or other display, or being shipped overseas to some friendly 3rd-world army. Many obsolete military vehicles end up in such places. Some (often large groups) are then shipped

There are pictures of whole battalions of M-48 tanks of Wisconsin National Guard's 32nd Infantry Division being loaded for transport to Ft. Lewis WA, October 1961 on regular MILW flats; some had 2 per

Friends, Quite a bit of military railroad equipment was distributed to museums across the country when declared surplus. Attached is what I remember as an ex-military car at the

All- If I am not mistaken I saw a couple of the 1953 era cars in back of the AMTRAK ex PRR shop back in 2005 when I was there to take photos for a client. I believe the car was lettered for AMTRAK

It might be a little misleading to think of the prototypes for the Roco model of the USAX 38000 series as a 60's era car. The prototypes were built in 1953, but of course they were around in the 60's,

One might think that some seriously obsolete pieces might be getting donated to a VFW hall or some such. That would be an individual shipment. Chuck Peck

Plus, many weapons were exported to allies and, perhaps, one tank was cheaper for parts than components alone were. Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock

Most of the National Guard units in my area had retired tanks or artillery pieces. I wonder if they moved by mostly by rail or totally by truck. George Courtney

The USAX/DODX cars were built for the Army because the Patton tank family was too heavy for standard railroad flats. The cars operated into the early 90s and some can still be found in MOW service on

Ron And Others: I was not at home when the latest post came in and had to question my memory. The UP kit is definitely an S-40-5 car. My kit is totally painted with complete lettering. Richard