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    Freight cars paid by USAID , Made in Japan for South Vietnam Railways in 1966-67

    Bryan, Thanks for your info. Btw Could you give the source for the reefer manufacturer ? Was every U8B "equipped" to run these reefers ? French boxcar converted into passenger car (NatGeo 1964) USAID boxcar converted (?) for passenger use (video 1974 by Gerd Nielsen)
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    Freight cars paid by USAID , Made in Japan for South Vietnam Railways in 1966-67

    Hi Bryan, Thanks for your input. In the mean time I have managed to get some more related info. The USAID involvement for the second lot came from the attached Logistics Report from 1974 (DOD?) Have found the suppliers for the first lot : USOM Vietnam – Operational Report 1963-1964 Under...
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    Freight cars paid by USAID , Made in Japan for South Vietnam Railways in 1966-67

    Working on a website dedicated to the history of railways in Vietnam and are looking for the manufacturer of the following freight cars and would appreciate any info. In 1966-67 different freight cars were delivered to South Vietnam Railways, for them to manage and for US Army to use (or...
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    will try the whole post with photos & links again tomorrow
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    Oops! We ran into some problems. Your content can not be submitted

    i have just been allowed multiple edits.
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    Oops! We ran into some problems. Your content can not be submitted

    It am looking for the source etc of these boxcars (and other railcars) that were supplied by USAID to South VN railways in the 60s. Managed by VNR behalf of US Army. Btw I was unable to edit the earlier post for the second time. Would the multiple previewing/editing trigger the spam police ...
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    Is it working ? I can see it.
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    Oops! We ran into some problems. Your content can not be submitted

    Hi guys, Newbie here. At first my IP was rejected as spam risk at registration (first time out of a dozen or so forum registrations). After I was let in and have managed to put together the text & uploaded 5 photos (none above 1Mb) with all the links and previewed it and corrected it , I have...




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