Military Trains (DODX)

I've only ever seen one military train in person. That was at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho about 20 years ago. It was all Army. I would guess that most military trains would be single service as the various branches would not be going to the same location. I think an Air Force train is highly unlikely due to the fact the AF has a huge fleet of cargo planes.

When I served in US Army in early 80's, I was stationed in Germany and we transported our equipment often by German rail (Deutsche Bahn)

The only military trains that I have seen recently have been flat cars loaded with M1 Abrams tanks bound for Lima, Ohio.

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Nice Link Brian, Thanks!

 I saw a military train about a week ago rolling through San Leandro, CA (just South of Oakland).  It was a very long train with many vehicles.  The train was all Army.  I think that it probably had the vehicles for an entire division or battalion.  

NH Joe

When they loaded the Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) ships at the local port, we only saw dedicated trains from Marine Corps bases.  Its understandable as they would want to keep a unit's equipment together.  However, the MPF ships carry supplies and equipment for all services. 

Jan

SDIV Tim posted:

Does anyone know if multiple services(Army, Navy, Marines Etc) transport stuff on one train? Would like to know, contemplating on expanding my modern train to more branches of service.

Thanks

Maybe not helpful, but I watched a train going to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in N.J. with various armored vehicles for the Army at Dix, and with rotors on flat cars for, I assume, the USMC Cobra squadron that is based at McGuire.

Bryan Smith posted:

When I served in US Army in early 80's, I was stationed in Germany and we transported our equipment often be German rail (Deutsche Bahn) .......

Bryan, I was with the 2/2 ACR in Germany '82 - '84.

EBT Jim posted:

Bryan Smith posted:

When I served in US Army in early 80's, I was stationed in Germany and we transported our equipment often be German rail (Deutsche Bahn) .......

Bryan, I was with the 2/2 ACR in Germany '82 - '84.

 

I was with 2/42 FA -Lance '81-'84.
I was stationed at Crailsheim...but most of my time in the field, sleep in the mud and eat C-Rations.
I complained about it then, but now, I would go back and relive all of that in a heartbeat.

Every so often you see armored vehicles on flatcars at Letterkenny Army Depot near Chambersburg Pa 

Usually The Navy ships all there stuff and the marines stuff via Ships. Now the navy does own some engines and cars but that's mainly for transporting within the said base. IE Earl naval station Earl, N.J. they transport from the warehouses to the ships.