When the USA entered WWII in December 1941, a soldier from Minnesota went to Fort Lewis,WA via the Great Northern, after FL, he moved to Fort Ord,CA via the Great Northern and Southern Pacific,respectively, and if he was transfered to Fort Meade,Maryland, what railroad will take him to Fort Meade, Maryland.
B&O and PRR go there directly, or he could transfer to a Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis car.
The W B & A did not survive The Depression.
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Around the time of the purchase of the ASL (Annapolis Short Line), the Defense Highway was built providing an alternative route into Annapolis.[1] As a result, gross receipts for the railroad began to decline. The railroad only survived because of a law exempting it from taxes. In January 1931, during the
That’s right, he did say 1941. I got mixed up with the date in the thread about the gun.
Note that the prospective buyer Evans was the manufacturer of the Auto-Railers. Would have been an interesting operation…
It was the title of this thread that gave me a chuckle. In November 1970 I was stationed at Ft. Carson in Colorado Springs. Only God and the US Army know why a decision was made to move the 613th Combat Engineer Battalion lock, stock and barrel to Ft Ord in California. Just like in all those old WW II movies all the equipment was loaded on freight cars for the trek west. An advance party left before the show got on the road and those that were not part of train were given four days to “make post.”
I opted to take what was left of the CZ from Denver to Ogden and connect with the CITY of SF to California. An early morning Continental Trailways bus got me to Denver for the first leg of my rail journey. After the conductor lifted my ticket I made a bee line for the dome observation car for the spectacular ride out of Denver (this my farthest trip west so far). I always wore my class A uniform when traveling to get the furlough fare (usually 30% off) but I soon learned there was a down side. I must have been the only non-Mormon on the train as I was “approached” by both male and female, singles and couples of all generations wanting to spread the gospel of Joseph Smith when all I wanted was to get some photography in. Not what I had planned. At Salt Lake City the dining car and dome observation car were removed and what was left headed for Ogden. (Before this segment was bustituted). We were running behind but the connection was held and off we went. At this time the CITY crossed the Salt Lake which was very impressive from the home built SP dome.
The next morning I made my way back to the dome lounge for the Sierra scenery and one of the passengers kindly bought me a beer for breakfast (Hamms). It hit the spot. The CITY moved along at a good clip and we made it to Oakland on time. A bus took me over to SF where I caught the DEL MONTE for my final leg to Ft. Ord. The train consisted of a LD coach and a parlor/lounge of SUNSET LTD heritage. After a wh
Thank you, Ed
Reminds on SiriusXM I was listening to a episode of the Dennis Day show from 1945 (or '46). Dennis, who had recently been discharged from the Navy, is taking an oral exam for a job with the US Post Office.
Examiner: OK let’s test your knowledge of Geography. Imagine you’re on a train going from Cleveland to Toledo. What cities would you go through?
Dennis: Pittsburgh, New Orleans, Kansas City, Seattle, Atlanta, and Chicago.
Examiner: What? What kind trains have you been riding on?
Dennis: Troop trains.
Examiner: Oh, OK, I’ll give you that one.