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Re: Transporting by rail
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:33 am
by Brian P.
^^ The original "Container Cars"? ^^
Re: Transporting by rail
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 6:42 am
by Couvi
Pat Holscher wrote:7th Rgt Departing.
Great shots of those Escort Wagons.
What is laying on the ground next to the track in photograph 3901-13?
Re: Transporting by rail
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 3:31 pm
by selewis
Couvi wrote:Pat Holscher wrote:7th Rgt Departing.
Great shots of those Escort Wagons.
What is laying on the ground next to the track in photograph 3901-13?
I was wondering that too.
Re: Transporting by rail
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 9:15 pm
by Pat Holscher
Couvi wrote:Pat Holscher wrote:7th Rgt Departing.
Great shots of those Escort Wagons.
What is laying on the ground next to the track in photograph 3901-13?
Philip's our railroad man here, I wonder if he knows what those things are?
Re: Transporting by rail
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 9:34 pm
by Philip S
Couvi wrote:Pat Holscher wrote:7th Rgt Departing.
Great shots of those Escort Wagons.
What is laying on the ground next to the track in photograph 3901-13?
There are half a dozen railroad lanterns grouped at the top. The two poles look like some kind of scraper.
Re: Transporting by rail
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2014 6:56 am
by rayarthart
Ah.... I remember those days of railhead. Only we loaded M113A1's and M60A1's on railroad Cars.
Re: Transporting by rail
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2014 8:33 am
by Pat Holscher
rayarthart wrote:Ah.... I remember those days of railhead. Only we loaded M113A1's and M60A1's on railroad Cars.
I have view of the local rail yard from my office. When the recent wars were really fully rolling, particularly the one in Iraq, I'd see armored vehicles down in our rail yard all the time. Really gave a person a glimpse at how much was going on.