Western Railroad Discussion > Military train over Ash Hill

Milatary train, eastbound going over the summit at Ash Hill on the Needles Sub.

Don Winslow
Glendora, CA
http://www.donwinslow.net/Railroads

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Somebody has finished their time playing in the sandbox.  Good time of year to do it.

Do you have photo of equipment, Wisconsin and Southern interchanges "military" train at Crawford(Prairie Du Chien), think is all new equipment from Oshkosh Truck, routed thru Janesville, Wi to Madison and the out the Prairie Sub  Trucks only so no tanks etc.

Could be something else entirely as they wouldn't need all that power but thought I'd throw it out there. If was also spotted at Ft. madison. sorry photo I could find real quick.
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The military loads that traveled across a good portion of WSOR system on Saturday, were interchanged with the BNSF at Crawford today. Here's the BNSF crew getting on the BNSF Aurora Sub. at Crawford and proceeding across the Wisconsin River. 4/12/2021

Bruce Schierske, from FB.

Bob Jordan

So I just noticed you said EB so that may not figure bu I'll leave the post.

 



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/16/21 15:09 by robj.

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Nice catch Don! Had one go thru the backyard yesterday, but I was in Spokane.

Larry

Why are we watching so many military trains these days? Can we think of a War coming in Biden era?

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1

Military trains move around the USA all the time nothing to read into it. 

pedrop Wrote:
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> Why are we watching so many military trains these
> days? Can we think of a War coming in Biden era?


No, mostly just units going to and from the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, CA.
And Oshkosh in Wisconsin is in the middle of building the JLTV (Joint Light Tactical Vehicle) which is a replacement for many of the Hummers.
They do ship by rail when it makes sense to use rail.

Thanks.
PHall Wrote:
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> pedrop Wrote:
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> > Why are we watching so many military trains
> these
> > days? Can we think of a War coming in Biden
> era?
>
>
> No, mostly just units going to and from the
> National Training Center at Fort Irwin, CA.
> And Oshkosh in Wisconsin is in the middle of
> building the JLTV (Joint Light Tactical Vehicle)
> which is a replacement for many of the Hummers.
> They do ship by rail when it makes sense to use
> rail.

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1

I got a request from another TO member to post additional photos of the military train at Ash Hill. Here they are.

Don Winslow
Glendora, CA
http://www.donwinslow.net/Railroads

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Stykers. There's about 4 or 5 different versions of them.

Thanks for posting them. I would say please post as many of the military train as you have. I like to see what we spend out money on & would love to model one in HO.

Tim
Hanesworth

Thanks for an interesting post!

Larry

Here are the other photos from the military train. 

Don Winslow
Glendora, CA
http://www.donwinslow.net/Railroads

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Amazing! None of those vehicles look like what we had when I was in the Army back in the '70s.... Makes me feel kind of old.

James Nelson
Thornton, CO
www.flickr.com/mojaveflyer

Thanks Don!  quite an assortment.

Bob

mojaveflyer Wrote:
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> Amazing! None of those vehicles look like what we
> had when I was in the Army back in the '70s....
> Makes me feel kind of old.

You are old, that was 40 plus years ago!

mojaveflyer Wrote:
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> Amazing! None of those vehicles look like what we
> had when I was in the Army back in the '70s....
> Makes me feel kind of old.

There are still some M113s and M557s running around!