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Spring Mills Depot Department of Defense intermodal containers

By Nastassia Putz | May 31, 2022

| Last updated on June 6, 2022

HO scale 20-foot conex, tricon, and quadcon containers available now

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Department of Defense intermodal containers

Three Desert Sand colored intermodal containers
Department of Defense intermodal containers from Spring Mills Depot.

Scale: HO (1:87.1)

Price: Combo pack (one each 20-foot conex, tricon, and quadcon), $49.95; 20-foot container three-pack (one each brown, Marine Gray, and patched brown), $24.95

Era: present

Manufacturer: Spring Mills Depot, P.O. Box 1616, Spring Mills, MD 21158, springmillsdepot.com

Department of Defense intermodal container features:

  • Injection-molded plastic construction
  • Separate, factory-applied connectors on quadcons and tricons
  • Tricons and quadcons are interchangeable and reversible
  • Available now

Road names: Conex, quadcon, and tricon three-pack (three sets per scheme): Olive Green with USAU reporting marks and “Property of U.S. Army” stencil and Desert Sand with USAU reporting marks. 20-foot intermodal container three-pack (three sets): one each brown, Marine Gray, and patched brown, all with USAU reporting marks.

Company information: Spring Mills Depot is a manufacturer of HO scale freight cars, cabooses, detail parts, and accessories; foam pads for N scale equipment; and model train storage box carrying bags. The company is  veteran-owned and located in Spring Mills, Md.

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