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12/26/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Washington Department of Agriculture
Type: Scale Test Car
AAR Class: MS: Scale Car-Cars used to test railroad track sales.
AAR Type: M350
Detail Info:   Misc Cars
User Notes:   white with red safety stripes

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WDAX 3 Specialty Car
Title:  WDAX 3 Specialty Car
Description:  WDAX 3 Specialty Car "State of Washington Department of Agriculture Weight & Measures" on the end of a mixed freight in Vancouvers north yard area. (Not even sure what type railcar to call it - hopefully someone else saw it first since its been rolling around since 1970 according to the stamp on the side. On first brush, wouldve potentially called it a track cleaning car to put into random consists to run around the circuit to reduce hand cleaning the rails.) ((2021 Note: Yes, it is a scale calibration / certification car as correctly noted in the comments by Sir Konda below. My apologies to the joke about 'size scale' model railroading and the need to run a track-cleaning (conducting metal rail on the less than 1:1 tabletop model railroads.) When RRPA.Net has us post pictures, we're given a list to choose a rolling stock descriptor (boxcar, covered hopper, etc.) - fumble thumbs Bob (being nearly legally blind) didn't see the option for "Scale Test Car" / clicked on the next one down "Speciality Car" resulting in the other half of my unskilled attempt at humor (Funny: there's a reason there are professional comedians. And I'm not one of them. 8) ) Thanks for the additional info and correction!))
Photo Date:  1/24/2016  Upload Date: 2/11/2016 7:24:48 PM
Location:  Vancouver, WA
Author:  B Campbell
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  188   Comments: 1
WDAX 3
Title:  WDAX 3
Description:  WDAX 3, at TEMCO, in the morning
Photo Date:  1/14/2017  Upload Date: 1/20/2017 9:43:06 PM
Location:  Tacoma, WA
Author:  J Fischer
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard
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Views:  237   Comments: 0
WDAX 3
Title:  WDAX 3
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/31/2050  Upload Date: 10/18/2009 11:54:16 PM
Location:  Tacoma, WA
Author:  Brian Miller
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  370   Comments: 0


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