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| Author: | Brian Platzer [ Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Government Surplus: US Army Railway Guard Car |
For those who carry the appropriate credentials, there is a pretty good chance that a US Army Guard Car at Camp Navajo in Arizona will soon become available for donation through the Defense Reutilization & Marketing Service. It will be in the donation cycle once it goes through the "DoD" and "GSA" cycles, so that'll be in around a month, and this is assuming that no state agency or DoD entity picks up the car for some reason (doubtful). I just figured that it might be a good idea to give anyone interested in this sort of car an advanced heads up, because I'm assuming that it would have to be trucked. I wish that I could pick it up for the museum I volunteer with, but we've already got our hands full... https://www.drms.dla.mil/flis_plus/Flis ... OV&dodaac= -- page with very poor photos RAILWAY CAR,GUARD 2220008981755 W61LQA92320019A N#CAMPNAJ01 02-MAR-11 If it does not get picked up during the "Donation" cycle, it will go to Government Liquidators for public sale. |
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| Author: | DBH [ Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Government Surplus: US Army Railway Guard Car |
I remember growing up in Hoopeston IL that every once in a while they would run a "special" with two engines, a guard car, a couple of "freight" cars & a way car. This was on the N&W ex NPK ex LE&W. Dave Huffman |
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| Author: | Tim Moriarty [ Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Government Surplus: US Army Railway Guard Car |
Judging by the car's wide middle door and the placement of the side windows, it appears to be a former kitchen car that accompanied troop sleeper cars, which were similar in appearance. |
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| Author: | DBH [ Fri Mar 11, 2011 10:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Government Surplus: US Army Railway Guard Car |
To bad the inside has been stripped. |
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