DODX Guard Car No. G-56, Pine Bluff

Name: DODX Guard Car No. G-56
Address: Pine Bluff, United States

#13 among attractions in Pine Bluff

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The DODX Guard Car No. G-56 is a historic railroad car at the Arkansas Railroad Museum in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It was built about 1942 by the American Car and Foundry Company, and is a rare surviving example of a World War II troop transport, and as a railroad guard car used by the United States Department of Defense in the management of hazardous and valuable cargos that it transported by rail. The car is silver, with a horizontal black stripe on the side. ()

Coordinates: 34°13'47"N, 91°59'6"W

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Pine Bluff United States

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DODX Guard Car No. G-56 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Strengthen the Arm of Liberty Monument, Arkansas Railroad Museum, Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, Saenger Theatre.

1.2 miSW
Monuments and statues, Vernacular architecture
Strengthen the Arm of Liberty Monument, Pine Bluff
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~1020 ftS
Specialty museum, Museum
Arkansas Railroad Museum, Pine Bluff
5 min walk • Arkansas Railroad Museum is located on Port Road in Pine Bluff, Arkansas at the former Cotton Belt yard. The former SSW shops are occupied by the historic collection of railroad equipment.
1.1 miSW
Art gallery, Museum, Shopping
Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, Pine Bluff
29 min walk • The Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas is a 22,000-square-foot art and science museum located at 701 Main Street in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It includes four galleries, a 232-seat theatre, classroom space, administrative offices, vault and adequate preparatory and conservation space for the Center's current programming efforts.
1.1 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Thomas Jefferson
Saenger Theatre, Pine Bluff
29 min walk • The Saenger Theatre is an historic theater in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Located at West Second Ave. and Pine St. on the southeast corner, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. Built in 1924 to a design by Emile Weil, it is a Classical Revival brick building with an ornate interior that was last restyled in 1937.
1 miW
Memorial
Pine Bluff Confederate Monument, Pine Bluff
27 min walk • The Pine Bluff Confederate Monument has long been located in front of the Jefferson County courthouse, at Barraque and Main Streets in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It depicts a standing Confederate Army soldier, holding a rifle whose butt rests on the ground.
1 miSW
Music and shows, Music venue, Nightlife
Pine Bluff Convention Center, Pine Bluff
26 min walk • The Pine Bluff Convention Center is a convention center located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas at One Convention Center Plaza.
1 miW
Museum, History museum
Union Station, Pine Bluff
26 min walk • Union Station is a former railroad station at East 4th Ave. and State St. in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas. The station was originally at the union of the Cotton Belt and Iron Mountain railroads, and now houses the Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Historical Society museum.
1.1 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Thomas Jefferson
Community Theatre, Pine Bluff
29 min walk • The Community Theatre is a historic theatre building at 207 West 2nd Avenue in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick building, finished in stucco, with Moderne styling. It was built in 1889, and housed first a furniture store, and then a five and dime, before being converted for theatrical use in the 1920s.
1.1 miS
Sport venue, Sport
Taylor Field, Pine Bluff
28 min walk • Taylor Field is a baseball stadium at 1201 East 16th Street in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The stadium was built in 1939–40 with funding support from the Works Progress Administration and a design by local architect Mitchell Seligman.
1.2 miSW
Thomas Jefferson, Chicago school architecture, Neighbourhood
Pine Bluff Commercial Historic District, Pine Bluff
30 min walk • The Pine Bluff Commercial Historic District encompasses a portion of the historic city center of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It extends from Barraque Street south along Main Street, extending in places to properties alongside streets.