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Western Railroad Discussion > Surprise at Red Desert, WyomingDate: 09/17/23 14:40 Surprise at Red Desert, Wyoming Author: cricket Date: September 8, 2023
Images 1-3: Rawlins Sub, MP 732.7; Eastbound More to follow ...    Date: 09/17/23 14:44 Re: Surprise at Red Desert, Wyoming Author: cricket Video duration: 1 Min 46 Sec
You must be a registered subscriber to watch videos. Join Today! Date: 09/17/23 14:58 Re: Surprise at Red Desert, Wyoming Author: tomd Excellent catch on the new IDOX flat and guard car
If you have a close up shot of the cask on the 12 axle flat would love to see them, they are on the "to model" list Thanks Tom Daspit Morgan Hill, CA Tom's Trains Date: 09/17/23 16:54 Re: Surprise at Red Desert, Wyoming Author: Paniolo_man Is this a turbine for a power plant?
Date: 09/17/23 17:12 Re: Surprise at Red Desert, Wyoming Author: coach That appears to be a nuclear cask for hauling spent fuel rods or reactor components. The military, when they decommission old nuclear ships, sends the nuclear parts by rail in these cars.
Date: 09/17/23 19:11 Re: Surprise at Red Desert, Wyoming Author: tomd These casks are for transporting spent nuclear fuel from commercial nuclear power plants.
IDOX - Department of Energy Idaho Operations Office Tom Daspit Morgan Hill, CA Tom's Trains Date: 09/17/23 21:03 Re: Surprise at Red Desert, Wyoming Author: PHall coach Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > That appears to be a nuclear cask for hauling > spent fuel rods or reactor components. The > military, when they decommission old nuclear > ships, sends the nuclear parts by rail in these > cars. They also use them when a nuclear powered ship get's it's midlife refueling. Date: 09/17/23 21:52 Re: Surprise at Red Desert, Wyoming Author: kcmbha Whats the purpose of the large caboose?
Date: 09/18/23 04:55 Re: Surprise at Red Desert, Wyoming Author: atsf121 Nice surprise, that's a very different look than the Department of Defense nuclear fuel rod casks I've seen in the past. That caboose looks like it belongs in a Batman movie, never seen anything like it before!
Nathan Date: 09/18/23 05:58 Re: Surprise at Red Desert, Wyoming Author: jcaestecker I guess there are kitbashers in the real rail world, too. Looks like it may have taken 2 or 3 cabeese to make the guard car. Impressive. Thanks for posting.
-John Date: 09/18/23 07:54 Re: Surprise at Red Desert, Wyoming Author: DJ-12 kcmbha Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Whats the purpose of the large caboose? The caboose carries a team of armed gaurds responsible for the securty of this shipment. Date: 09/18/23 08:13 Re: Surprise at Red Desert, Wyoming Author: MP555 "Caboose" built by Vigor in Portland, OR:
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/01/27/navys-new-train-car-has-all-firepower-and-tech-you-need-nuclear-security.html Date: 09/18/23 11:56 Re: Surprise at Red Desert, Wyoming Author: sp3204 That "caboose" is something else! The only thing that might be missing is twin 50's out of each end of the cupola!
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