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A "loaded" boxcar

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  • Member since
    January 2001
  • From: Midwest
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Posted by railman on Monday, October 4, 2004 2:15 PM
When my grandfather worked in the Milwaukee Rd police department, they worked with the "powers that be" when cars like this came through. Their movements were obviously kept quiet, even in the 1970's.

Not this car in particular, obviously. "Cars like this" is a reference to the whole genre of "special" cars.
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  • From: (Milepost S256.0; NS Griffin District)
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A "loaded" boxcar
Posted by anb740 on Monday, October 4, 2004 1:20 PM
I took this photograph of a non-railroad owned boxcar tacked onto the rear of a train that shall remain unidentified. (for obvious reasons)

http://anb740.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=51972

For the worriers among us, the date and location noted on the photograph are incorrect on purpose, and the car number is untraceable.

anb740

Joe H. (Milepost S256.0; NS Griffin District)

Pictures: http://anb740.rrpicturearchives.net

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/anb740

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