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Both photos nicely show the “stop blocks” applied to the windows. Regards, Bruce Smith Auburn, AL From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of "Andy Laurent via groups.io"

By Bruce Smith · #196941 ·

Re: Five US Army Troop Cars

Here are a couple images of a POW train arriving in Sturgeon Bay, WI in July 1945. The train includes (in other high-res images): CB&Q 40' steel boxcar Pullman Hollywood Beach (assuming for

By Andy Laurent · #196940 ·

Troop cars

From Railway Age 1947 – The CB&Q has offered to purchase 1,290 wartime troop sleepers from the War Assets Administration at a price of $1,200 for each car, Ralph Budd, Burlington president

By Rupert Gamlen · #196939 ·

Re: Five US Army Troop Cars

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_prisoners_of_war_in_the_United_States Ed Edward Sutorik

By spsalso · #196938 ·

Re: Five US Army Troop Cars

Dave, No, definitely NOT POWs... In addition to the fact that these are kitchens and the war was long over, POWs typically moved in coaches. The example I have seen is PRR P70 coaches, with wood

By Bruce Smith · #196937 ·

Re: Five US Army Troop Cars

Whatever else they were they weren’t transporting POWs. By 1949 German prisoners of war had been sent back to Europe. Some were repatriated, others forced to work in the UK and France for several

By Alex Schneider · #196936 ·

Re: Five US Army Troop Cars

As Bruce noted, the railroads acquired the former troop cars through intermediaries. The Alaska Railroad (then a federal entity), acquired all the former troop cars at the end of WW2. Many came to

By Curt Fortenberry · #196935 ·

Re: Five US Army Troop Cars

On Sun, Nov 27, 2022 at 08:00 PM, Dave Nelson wrote: 1949, right? FWIW there was a POW camp just north of Salt Lake City. German soldiers were shipped in from eastern ports. I have a vague

By Dennis Storzek · #196934 ·

Re: Correct Colors of a NKP Rebuilt Boxcar circa late 1940's

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By Kevin Macomber · #196933 ·

Re: Five US Army Troop Cars

1949, right? FWIW there was a POW camp just north of Salt Lake City. German soldiers were shipped in from eastern ports. I have a vague recollection there were actual POW cars but I do not know

By Dave Nelson · #196932 ·

Re: Correct Colors of a NKP Rebuilt Boxcar circa late 1940's

Eric: Generally when rebuilt these had black ends and roofs. Later repaints often but not always painted the ends the body color. Also, Sometimes just the seam caps were painted black (actually coated

By Brian Carlson · #196931 ·

Correct Colors of a NKP Rebuilt Boxcar circa late 1940's

All, My next kit to finally complete is Sunshine's 64.8 NKP 10'6" Rebuild with the opening end door. In checking the PDS photos, I only see cars painted a solid Freight car color, sides and ends. The

By Eric Thur · #196930 ·

Re: DT&I Doble Door Symbol/logo

Thank you very Fenton. Gary Laakso

By gary laakso · #196929 ·

Re: Five US Army Troop Cars

And indeed, they are from the 1st, 1943 order of troop sleepers as they have the central step well. Regards, Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

By Bruce Smith · #196928 ·

GTW 50’ Auto Box

Hello- About 20 years (maybe more) ago the late Terry Wegmann, Dan Smith and I went to a trucking company near O'Hare airport on a suggestion by Ron Sebastion. The genesis of our visit was to view 3

By Andy Carlson · #196927 ·

Re: Five US Army Troop Cars

Yes, all 5 are kitchen cars. Since they appear to be in original paint, I suspect this is a move to position them in storage. The cars sold to railroads were generally sold through an intermediary. In

By Bruce Smith · #196926 ·

Re: Announcing the 2023 Shake-n-Take project

The car in this post is a builder’s photo of ATSF 64279. As such, cars in this class operated in general service for about a year before Evans auto racks were installed beginning in 1947. Without

By Bob Chaparro · #196925 ·

Re: DT&I Doble Door Symbol/logo

Gary that logo denotes that the car has racks for auto parts-- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

By O Fenton Wells · #196924 ·

Re: Five US Army Troop Cars

These cars are the troop sleepers. Seats converted into multi-level bunk beds, something like four bunks high. Nelson Moyer

By Nelson Moyer · #196923 ·

Re: Five US Army Troop Cars

Yes, they are troop kitchens. CB&Q bought a bunch and ran them as express cars with barred windows and Allied Trucks initially, then they plated over the windows and changed the trucks. After a while,

By Nelson Moyer · #196922 ·

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