Norm
Thanks for this response, but was the U S Army into leasing out equipment?
I'll try the Freight Car list and see if anyone there has an idea.
Rupert
----- Original Message -----
From: "Norm Metcalf" <metcalf@attglobal.net>
To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] USA reporting marks
> Rupert,
> I don't know the specifics in this case but USAX is the U.S. Army, USA
> could be a typo. Or it could be the United Southern Appalachian railroad
> or the Upper Southern Alaska, etc. <g>.
> Norm
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> From: "Rupert and Maureen" <gamlenz@ihug.co.nz>
> To: <CBQ@YahooGroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 10:47 PM
> Subject: [CBQ] USA reporting marks
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> > Can anyone help with "USA" reporting marks?
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> > In the CB&Q pages in the October 1947 ORER is an entry relating to box
> cars with an inside length of 36' 6" and a capacity of 2432 cubic feet.
> They are listed as "USA #24167-24210", and the notes identify them as
being
> on lease (actual cars numbers are 24167, 24169-82, 24184-8, 24190-5,
> 24197-24210.
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> > They were not listed in the July 1947 and "disappeared" prior to
November
> 1949.
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> > Rupert
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