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Really, really dumb idea. <br />I live near a military base. It's hard to disguise a miltary train as anything other than what it is... a train loaded with Abrams APC's. <br /> <br />Similarly, it's pretty darn hard to disguise the contents of a train when it's clearly marked DODX. <br /> <br />I remember photos taken of Iraqi insurgents plundering a military train of containers derailed after they had blown the rails up. They were happily showing off boxes of Purple Hearts. <br /> <br />The damage that is done by ANY train being blown off the rails can be limited by emergency personnel having a readily visible idea of what is on board. We shouldn't have to make a call to Homeland Security just to find out that the cargo is hazardous... and their past record in responding to local law enforcement (that much hated arm on some threads right now) is not timely enough to coordinate emergency responses. <br /> <br />Erik <br /> <br />
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