As a resource that I hope will be of use to N-scale modelers I have compiled a number of links to Army troop cars that were rebuilt for use as revenue cars on a variety of railroads. A large number of these cars were rebuilt as express reefers or express - baggage cars for use on passenger trains, with a few being rebuilt to freight cars for continued use. The images below are only a sampling of what had been done with troop sleeper and troop kitchen cars, as more images are found I will be updating this page as will be possible.
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The images presented here are from the Passenger Car Photo Index, the best resource for finding images of passenger cars on the web. If you haven't visited the Index before I hope that you will take a little free time and check it out... it is a labor of love that continues to grow, thanks to the many who generously post their shots of passenger cars. If it weren't for these folks willingness to share what they have none of this would be possible.
One notable omission from this list are a group of troop cars that were sold to the Boston & Maine. When the B&M acquired their group of cars they undertook a rebuilding program that resulted in some of the most unique conversions done with troop cars. As a part of the program the B&M created 25 - express cars, numbered in the 3225 - 3249 series, one of which, now B&M 249, is shown below. In addition to these, the B&M also created 17 unique four door baggage - express cars numbered 3260 - 3276, having two sets of two 4' doors per side, like many longer heavyweight cars have had for years. Unfortunately I can find no images to show for this conversion. The third conversion that was undertaken was for three baggage - mail cars, numbered 3180 - 3182. These cars saw use on some lesser trains but were rebuilt a few years later to four door baggage - express cars and renumbered 3277 - 3279. These were some of the most unique cars built.
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U.S. ARMY TROOP CAR CONVERSIONS - REVENUE CARS
ARR 1550M - (ex-USA) troop kitchen rblt. to boxcar, in MofW service. (RR - FALLEN FLAGS)
ARR 1552E - (ex-USA) troop sleeper rblt. to a boxcar, in MofW service. (S. STERLING)
ARR 1559E - (ex-USA) troop kitchen rblt. to boxcar, in MofW service. (RR - FALLEN FLAGS)
AC 303 - (ex-201, nee-USA 7887) baggage car rblt. from troop sleeper. (T. ELLIS)
AC 306 - (ex-205, nee-USA 7883) baggage - express rblt. from troop sleeper. (ALGOMA CENTRAL RAILFAN & MODELERS SITE)
B&O X4448 - (ex-1726, nee-USA) C17-Class baggage - express rblt. from U.S. Army troop sleeper, in MofW service. (NORTH EAST RAILS)
B&O X4449 - (ex-1796, nee-USA) C17-Class baggage - express rblt. from U.S. Army troop sleeper, in MofW service, later renumbered 911563. (RR - FALLEN FLAGS)
B&O 910563 - (ex-X4449, exx-1796, nee-USA) C17-Class baggage - express rblt. from U.S. Army troop sleeper, in MofW service. (RR - FALLEN FLAGS)
B&O 910565 - (ex-X4633, exx-1759, nee-USA) C17-Class baggage - express rblt. from U.S. Army troop sleeper, in MofW service. (RR - FALLEN FLAGS)
B&O 910566 - (ex-USA) C17-Class baggage - express rblt. from troop sleeper, in MofW service. (RR - FALLEN FLAGS)
B&O express car - (nee-USAX) rblt. from troop sleeper, at KRM. (RR PICTURE ARCHIVES)
B&M 249 - (ex-USA) MofW generator rblt. from 50' express, originally troop sleeper. (RR PICTURE ARCHIVES)