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

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

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

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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

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

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

Thank you very Fenton. Gary Laakso

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

The photos were dated by date the cars were built, and when the US Army stopped issuing that style of shoe. I never thought I would be consulting with a Army clothing expert to date RR

Sure look like it. Thanks! Brian Ehni (Sent from my iPhone)

Gary Are those the kitchen cars ? Paul Doggett

Did Rio Grande buy such cars for conversion to express, MOW or whatever? Alex Schneider

Check the steam era site I believe Ed Hawkins put a spreadsheet together on these cars.-- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...