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Owner: Ware Shoals RR
Type: Passenger Car
AAR Class: PA: Car equipped to handle passengers.
AAR Type: M500
Detail Info:   Misc Cars
User Notes:   WWII Troop Car

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Walkersville Southern Excursion
Title:  Walkersville Southern Excursion
Description:  Walkersville Southern excursion train with Plymouth WS 1, former B&O flatcar WS 11 and Pullman Troop Sleeper WS 12.
Photo Date:  6/16/1996  Upload Date: 3/18/2018 10:43:48 PM
Location:  Walkersville, MD
Author:  Andrew Lisowski
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  WS 1(18 tonner)
Views:  294   Comments: 0
Walkersville Southern Coach 12
Title:  Walkersville Southern Coach 12
Description:  Taken by an unknown photographer.
Photo Date:  10/1/2000  Upload Date: 4/13/2022 2:57:41 PM
Location:  Walkersville, MD
Author:  Unknown
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Views:  58   Comments: 0
WS 12
Title:  WS 12
Description:  INTERESTING CAR, INTERESTING TRUCKS TOO. I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS TYPE.
Photo Date:  9/13/2007  Upload Date: 9/14/2007 8:07:34 PM
Location:  Walkersville, MD
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  1140   Comments: 1
WS #101 giving WS12 some excersize
Title:  WS #101 giving WS12 some excersize
Description:  Following Research by Scott Ey...: WSRR #12 was built between Oct 1943 and March 1944 the troop sleeper began its life hauling troops for WWII as USAX 7478. It was part of the first order of 1,200 Troop Sleepers Ordered by the US Government. At some point after the war, Troop Sleeper USAX 7478 and a few other Troop Sleepers was acquired by the Western Maryland Railroad and was renumbered in the Range of WM 3000's. USAX was Renumbered to WM 3004 and spent its time as a Camp Car for the wrecking crews out on the mainline. It was usually paired up with a Troop Kitchen Car and two boxcars that were made into tool cars. In 1972 when the Western Maryland got absorbed into the Chessie System Company, the Troop Sleeper found its life all around the Chessie line but then got renumbered to WM 940952. Then in the mid 80's when Maryland Midland took over the Western Maryland mainline in Union Bridge, the Troop Sleeper fate was uncertain at this point. At some point it was suggested to be used on the EnterTRAINment consist but that never came to. In the Mid 90's the Troop Sleeper was purchased by the Walkersville Southern and then was turned into our first passenger car. With new paint it was renumbered to WS 12. Today WS 12 Lives on as a kitchen car in the dinner train.
Photo Date:  11/21/2009  Upload Date: 11/21/2009 8:56:04 PM
Location:  Walkersville, MD
Author:  David Larrabee
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives:  WSRR 101(40 Ton)
Views:  354   Comments: 0
WS 12
Title:  WS 12
Description:  Former U.S. Army troop sleeper, now in service on the WS dinner train operations.
Photo Date:  8/26/2017  Upload Date: 11/2/2017 10:06:13 PM
Location:  Walkersville, MD
Author:  Paul Koprowski
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Views:  152   Comments: 0


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