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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by northwesterner When I was in the Army, I was stationed at a base that had NERVE GAS stored in concrete bunkers. We regularly had drills as if some of the agent had been released. They would actually throw smoke grenades to detemine wind direction and speed. My philosophy was to always be upwind! A windsock would have been a more elegant solution. We had a couple of switchers on the base, in basic black (mfr unknown). In town saw lots of action on SSW (Cotton Belt) and MOP (sorry, MP). Once got stopped by three freight trains in a span of two blocks. [/quote] Sounds like Pine Bluff to me. [;)] The P B A added sirens years ago because of public demand for a warning in case of a gas leak. The Arkansas Railroad Museum years ago had an Army Alco that came from the Red River Arsenal near Texarkana. Some of the members purchased it. It later went to the White River Scenic RR that ran around Cotter on the old M P White River Line. It was a high hood unit made in about 1950 or 1953. I believe it was 1600hp.
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