All this talk about military trains, anyone interested in actual train consists? They are not what you might think a train would be...
I have spent quite a bit of time over the years gathering whatever troop train consists I could find and I have compiled some of them below for folks to learn from. While its easy to couple up some MT Troop cars on a train, a real military consist was quite different... (Except as noted cars were all steel heavyweights. Only NAMED Pullmans had air conditioning.)
SOU Train #41, 1/29/41 derailment
NO&NE 6941 Baldwin Light 2-8-2
HW baggage - express
HW baggage - express
PULL HW tourist sleeper
PULL HW tourist sleeper
PULL HW tourist sleeper
PULL HW tourist sleeper
PULL HW tourist sleeper
HW baggage - express outfitted as troop kitchen
PULL HW tourist sleeper
PULL HW tourist sleeper
PULL HW tourist sleeper
MP #4 (2nd Section), 1/13/42, Little Rock, AR
MP 1406 ALCO 2-8-2
PULL TC 1313 12 Sect 1 DR
PULL TC 1619 12 Sect 1 DR
CB&Q 47 Baggage outfitted as troop kitchen
PULL TC 1627 12 Sect 1 DR
PULL TC 1626 12 Sect 1 DR
L&N 1437 Baggage
SOU MAIN 68638, 12/24/43, Danville VA
SOU 4813 Richmond Heavy 2-8-2
B&O 1591 Baggage Car
PULL 6001 TC 16 Sect
PULL PARK WOOD 14 Sect
PULL 1054 TC 14 Sect
ACL 535 Baggage Car equipped as Troop Kitchen
PULL POINT DUME HW Plan 3584 10 Sect 2 DR
PULL 4265 TC 16 Sect
PULL 7113 Troop sleeper
PULL 7021 Troop sleeper
PULL 7257 Troop sleeper
SAL 458 Baggage Car equipped as Troop Kitchen
PULL 7280 Troop sleeper
PULL GLENARTNEY Plan 2522 7 Comp 2 DR
PULL PALO Plan 2410F 12 Sect 1 DR
PULL SAN MARCIAL Plan 2521C 10 Sect lounge observation
NYC (Canada Southern) MAIN 8829, 3/1/44
NYC 5367 Hudson
LV 1229 baggage - express
PRR 9588 box express
PULL 7088 Troop sleeper
PULL 7495 Troop sleeper
PULL 7029 Troop sleeper
PULL 7467 Troop sleeper
PULL 7493 Troop sleeper
PULL 7381 Troop sleeper
PULL 7155 Troop sleeper
PULL 7489 Troop sleeper
PULL 2461 Plan 2410 12 Sect 1 DR
PULL BEXAR Plan 3410A 12 Sect 1 DR
PULL 2002 Plan 2410 12 Sect 1 DR
PULL 2580 Plan 2410 12 Sect 1 DR
PULL TC 1669 Plan 2410F 12 Sect 1 DR
PULL 2123 Plan 2410 12 Sect 1 DR
PULL TC 1302 Plan 2410 12 Sect 1 DR
NYC (Canada Southern) MAIN 9721, 3/11/44
NYC 5366 Hudson
B&A 850 HW baggage
NYC 737 HW coach
B&A 456 HW coach
NYC 1900 HW coach
NYC 8243 HW baggage outfitted as troop kitchen
NYC 1845 HW coach
NYC 1378 HW coach
NYC 1481 HW coach
P&LE 402 HW coach
NYC 8336 HW baggage outfitted as troop kitchen
NYC 1838 HW coach
NYC 1853 HW coach
B&A 517 HW coach
NYC (Canada Southern) EXTRA 5374, Canadian Troop Train, 4/14/44
NYC 5474 Hudson
REX 1316 EXPRESS REEFER
NYC 2233 HW coach
NYC 1615 HW coach
NYC 8268 HW baggage outfitted as troop kitchen
NYC 1460 HW coach
PULL MANIVET Plan 2410A 12 Sect 1 DR
PULL LAON Plan 2410F 12 Sect 1 DR
NYC 1712 HW coach
NYC 8003 HW baggage outfitted as troop kitchen
NYC 1265 HW coach
PULL WALTON Plan 3410A 12 Sect 1 DR
L&N Train #47, derailment, High Cliff, Tn., 7/6/44
L&N 418 Baldwin 4-8-2
PULL HW tourist car
PULL HW tourist car
PULL HW tourist car
PULL HW tourist car
PULL Troop kitchen
PULL Troop sleeper
PULL HW tourist car
PULL HW tourist car
HW baggage outfitted as troop kitchen
PULL Troop sleeper
PULL Troop sleeper
PULL Troop sleeper
PULL Troop kitchen
PULL Troop sleeper
PULL Troop sleeper
HW baggage
NYC (Canada Southern) MAIN 30842, Prisoner Transfer train, 7/18/44
NYC 5246 Hudson
NYC 5104 60' HW baggage - mail
PULL TC 1441 Plan 2410 12 Sect 1 DR
NYC 1795 HW coach
NYC 1350 HW coach
NYC 1721 HW coach
NYC 1453 HW coach
NYC 1652 HW coach
PULL TC 2526 Plan 2410 12 Sect 1 DR
PULL K393 Troop Kitchen
PULL K396 Troop Kitchen
NYC 1908 HW coach
NYC 1838 HW coach
NYC 1876 HW coach
NYC 1664 HW coach
NYC 1674 HW coach
PULL TC 2561 Plan 2410 12 Sect 1 DR
NYC (Canada Southern) MAIN 30842R, Prisoner Transfer train, 7/18/44
While this train has no info on it it may have been cars from a prisoner transfer train returning to its origination. This might explain not only its length but the cars themselves. Coaches would likely be returned on whatever passenger train that could be found, with the coaches not being able to immediately being turned back due to the necessary processing of prisoners who likely were held on the cars, awaiting off-loading and confinement.
NYC 5246 Hudson
NYC 5104 HW baggage - mail
PULL TC 2561 Plan 2410 12 Sect 1 DR
PULL TC 2526 Plan 2410 12 Sect 1 DR
PULL K396 Troop Kitchen
PULL TC 1441 Plan 2410 12 Sect 1 DR
PULL EAST BARRE HW Plan 3410 12 Sect 1 DR
NYC (Canada Southern) MAIN 31680, 7/26/44
While this train has no info on it it may have been cars from a prisoner tranfer train returning to its origination. This might explain not only its length but the cars themselves. Coaches would likely be returned on whatever passenger train that could be found, with the coaches not being able to immediately being turned back due to the necessary processing of prisoners who likely were held on the cars, awaiting off-loading and confinement.
NYC 5219 Hudson
NYC 7738 HW baggage
B&A 821 HW baggage
NYC 8658 HW baggage
PULL TC 2487 Plan 2410 12 Sect 1 DR
PULL TC 6074 Plan 2412 16 Sect
PULL MENDON Plan 2521E 10 Sect lounge observation
CRIP Train 1st 96 eastbound, collison, Norton, Ks., 9/3/44
CRIP 5061 Northern
express boxcar
wood baggage
PULL Troop sleeper
PULL tourist car
PULL tourist car
PULL tourist car
wood Troop kitchen
PULL tourist car
PULL sleeper
PULL tourist car
PULL tourist car
wood caboose
