by RailVet
Not exactly "news" (it happened in 2011) but several hundred box cars stored for years at the now-closed Naval Weapons Station Concord, CA, were sold for scrap. See:
http://claycord.com/2011/04/09/rail-box ... e-removed/
http://www.concordnws.com/news.htm
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-29030476.html
http://www.ecologysis.com/index.php?opt ... Itemid=114
http://claycord.com/2011/04/09/rail-box ... e-removed/
http://www.concordnws.com/news.htm
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-29030476.html
http://www.ecologysis.com/index.php?opt ... Itemid=114