Saw this on Military.com, thought some would find it interesting. I did, being an old Transportation Corps officer. Trained on trains some back in 67.
http://www.military.com/news/article/army-cancels-plan-for-troop-trains.html?ESRC=eb.nl
That’s interesting.
From the article:
“The Army bought three locomotives and 10 gallery-style passenger cars last year from Virginia Railway Express for $250,000.”
I’m thinking this must be a mis-print. Either that, or they got a hell of a deal 
Ralph
Interesting read Jerry.I guess it would be cheaper to run their own line than schedule in on the existing rails.
Ralph Berg said:
That's interesting. From the article: "The Army bought three locomotives and 10 gallery-style passenger cars last year from Virginia Railway Express for $250,000."I’m thinking this must be a mis-print. Either that, or they got a hell of a deal
Ralph
It was a misprint Ralph. It should have read:
“The Army bought three locomotives and 10 gallery-style ‘G-scale’ passenger cars last year from Virginia Railway Express for $250,000.”
Dave Marconi said:LOL!!
It was a misprint Ralph. It should have read: "The Army bought three locomotives and 10 gallery-style 'G-scale' passenger cars last year from Virginia Railway Express for $250,000."
I wonder why they spent money buying equipment before determining whether this was a financially viable option.