Mark I Army Railway Mount
The US Army ordered 3 units identical to the Navy Mark I mountings in May 1918 and another 3 in July 1918, also from Baldwin Locomotive Works. They were all completed by 20 September 1918 but the war ended before they were required to be shipped to France.
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