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I'm not sure of the specific names for each of these cars, but some of the most unusual I've heard of are the ones for the MX Missile Rail Garrison Trains. These train was thought of in the late 80's and was supposed to be built by the early 90's, but the project never happened due to the end of the Cold War. Each train would consist of two locomotives and 6 cars. Two of the cars had roofs that opened so that huge nuclear missile could be launched. The other cars had facilities for operators of the missiles to live as well as computers, radar, etc. One of them also could control the train if something happened to the crew. The trains would be camoflaged to look as close to normal trains as possible with prototypical railroad markings, rust, peeling paint, etc. At least one of the missile launching cars was built and survives today. See pictures at www.csxfan.railfan.net/dodx/WECX1002.html .
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