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Rick_Eshleman · Here's the Ford 3 ton light tank on 5-10-80. Rick

Here's the Ford 3 ton light tank on 5-10-80. Rick

Rick_Eshleman · Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 10:22 pm Post subject: Re: Ford 3 ton light tank

My older Daughter was 4 days from 4 years old, and My Younger Daughter was 2 days old when these photos were shot! I also helped to restore this tank years later. Not very good quality, I had a 126 camera then. Rick

It's been "cropped" out of photo #2. I've added it (and porti-pots) back in so you can get an idea where the boxcar was located. Rick

Rick_Eshleman · Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 11:27 pm Post subject: Re: Ford 3 ton light tank

Does anyone know where the "boxcar" near Leopold went? Let me know. Rick

TerryStibal · Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 2:18 am Post subject: Re: Ford 3 ton light tank

Was the boxcar one of those sent over by the French following World War II? I've run into a few of them scattered about over the years. They were sent to each of the 48 states with gifts in recognition of America's effort to free the French from German domination.

Rick_Eshleman · Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 2:46 am Post subject: Re: Ford 3 ton light tank

Terry, Yeah I'm pretty sure that the boxcars were sent here by the French. There was (is) one at Ft Indiantown Gap, PA Military reservation. I just wonder what happened top the boxcar located at APG? Rick

armyjunk2 · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Sep 22, 2006 Posts: 1416

Rick Where is Leopold? What state??? I might have a list of Boxcars....The Maryland boxcar is located at the B&O Museum in Baltimore.

Rick_Eshleman · Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:38 am Post subject: Re: Ford 3 ton light tank

Armyjunk2, The #2 photo above now shows the Leopold Rail gun. Rick

Pzkpfw-e · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jul 21, 2010 Posts: 1202

"Leopold" aka "Anzio Annie"
The Krupp K5e, now at Fort Lee.

armyjunk2 · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Sep 22, 2006 Posts: 1416

Ok I get it, I thought it was a city somewhere, I wasn't thinking Aberdeen. I believe its at the RR Museum.

TerryStibal · Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:26 pm Post subject: Re: Ford 3 ton light tank

There is a website that shows the whereabouts of all of the remaining boxcars.

One was stored at the Weldon Springs MOANG facility for many years; I always wondered why it was there when I was in the Guard for three years post national service, but no one there could tell me anything. It had been repainted in OD by the Guard, but it has since been restored and is now on display at the State Fairgrounds in Sedalia.

The one for LA is at the old state capitol building in Baton Rouge. The one for Virginia is at the state military museum in the Virginia Beach/Newport News area. The one for IL was burnt up at a railroad yard, where it was being stored.

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