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Mark5

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US Army Boxes
« on: March 02, 2010, 11:49:17 AM »
Are these proto? (Ignore the stilts for the moment)  ie the new BLW Army dbl doors.

http://www.blwnscale.com/BLW-Millennium%20Series.htm
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Re: US Army Boxes
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2010, 01:13:59 PM »
I can't answer your question but I think there's a hint in the description - it never talks about the cars in a prototype manner. The same for the Sunoco tankers below, unlike the Baltimore & Ohio Class N-44 50 Ton Offset Hoppers. which do have prototype reference. ll hype, no content. Smells like a foobie to me.
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Re: US Army Boxes
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2010, 02:36:45 PM »
Thats what I was thinking. The only coherent site I've found so far is this - which has recent data:

http://military.railfan.net
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Re: US Army Boxes
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Re: US Army Boxes
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2010, 02:57:20 PM »
I used to move artwork for museums, and even though we had GOS tracking and a panic button with a direct link to the FBI we used all white trucks with very minimal markings so as not to draw attention. I would think the military would want to do similarly and paint their rail cars with a brown paper bag appearance. I know the WP had a few bases/depots on its line, at least in Nevada, and the cars I have seen pictured being delivered were always nondescript. The MT cars, with their khaki green and 'United States Army' on the side, might as well have a target painted on it. This too screams foobie.
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Re: US Army Boxes
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2010, 03:06:09 PM »
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Re: US Army Boxes
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2010, 03:16:55 PM »
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Re: US Army Boxes
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2010, 10:25:36 PM »
The reporting mark USA was never used on any equipment... so it smells of total foob to me.  That and the six-digit car numbers...
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Re: US Army Boxes
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2010, 10:40:39 PM »
These seem more believable (earlier BLW run)



At least the reporting mark isn't foobed up.
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Re: US Army Boxes
« Reply #9 on: March 04, 2010, 12:29:16 PM »
Quote from: Robbman on March 02, 2010, 10:25:36 PM
The reporting mark USA was never used on any equipment... so it smells of total foob to me.  That and the six-digit car numbers...


It was used in Europe during WWII. I seen it in pictures in a book I have about WWI USA trains but the cars are European.
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