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Re: [CBQ] Troop Sleepers

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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Troop Sleepers
From: "Phil Stepek" <pstepek@mindspring.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:47:07 -0500
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Ted Anderson at IRM has a set of the interior and exterior photos of
Pullman troop sleeper.


> [Original Message]
> From: <sholding@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: 4/25/2007 11:26:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [CBQ] Troop Sleepers
>
> Take a close look at the cars and I think you will find they have the
same cross section as a standard lightweight car NOT the standard Pullman
built box cars used for the WWII Sleepers and Kitchen cars
> sjh
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: cy svobodny 
>   To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 9:38 PM
>   Subject: Re: [CBQ] Troop Sleepers
>
>
>   The Railway Age cars are probably 50' smooth side
>   simular to AMTRAK 1300 series baggage. AMTRAK used
>   them for baggage, express, and mail. They even put
>   diesel gen. sets is a few for emergancy HEP. Had one
>   at St. Paul Midway Station for a few months in the
>   early 80's. CY
>   --- qutlx1@aol.com wrote:
>
>   > Given all the recent discussion about ex troop
>   > kitchen cars and Allied Full 
>   > Cushion Trucks I was floored when I opened the March
>   > issue of Railway Age and 
>   > found an ad for "Built for U.S. Army as kitchen
>   > cars....." 
>   > Turns out the cars are 1952 blt by St Louis Car so
>   > they aren't former Q 
>   > cars. But if anyone is interested I now know where
>   > there's a string of former 
>   > troop kitchen cars in storage in Ohio. They do look
>   > to be in relatively good 
>   > shape and on standard passenger trucks.
>   > If anyone is a meber of a museum that would be
>   > interested in acquiring a car 
>   > you should find a copy of the March issue of Railway
>   > Age and go to pg 41.
>   > 
>   > Leo
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