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Steven the forgetful

April 04, 2001 02:44PM

Forgot - the roster (p614 of Silver San Juan) says that they were sold to the US Government. Putting the two bits together, can we say the Government was the one sending them to Alaska, Hawaii, and the Philippines, probably to miltary bases or the WP&Y?

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RGS [C&S] boxcar migrations	SR Bush	April 01, 2001 10:52AM
Re: RGS [C&S] boxcar migrations	PRR	April 02, 2001 09:35PM
Re: RGS [C&S] boxcar migrations	SR Bush	April 02, 2001 10:17PM
Did some go to Alaska?	Steven H	April 04, 2001 08:34AM
Re: RGS Box cars.	Earl Knoob	April 04, 2001 02:21PM
Re: RGS Box cars.	Steven H	April 04, 2001 02:41PM
The WP&Y has four boxes. No numbers NM	Grant Houston	April 04, 2001 05:58PM
The WP&Y has four C&S boxes. No numbers NM	Grant Houston	April 04, 2001 05:58PM
Re: RGS Box cars.	PMC	April 05, 2001 09:20AM
Boxcars - sold in '42 I think	Steven H	April 05, 2001 09:51AM
Re: Boxcars - sold in '42 I think	PMC	April 05, 2001 04:12PM
Shoot - forgot that the US Gov bought them	Steven the forgetful	April 04, 2001 02:44PM
Re: RGS Box cars.	Brian Norden	April 09, 2001 12:06AM
Re: RGS Box cars.	Dennis O'Berry	April 09, 2001 03:13PM
Re: Did some go to Alaska?	Dave Dye	April 04, 2001 09:05PM

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