This occurred just outside Fort Carson Colorado. Did the military loads just leave after being stored or were they inbound? If outbound from Fort Carson were they thoroughly inspected by people with knowledge about rail equipment, or had they been sitting on the base for some time and not inspected?
I have no information on the derailment you are referring to.
During the 'Desert Storm' era. CSX handled trainload after trainload of military equipment out of Fort Stewart near Savannah to the port of Charleston. CSX placed empties at the base and the Army loaded them, CSX Car inspectors inspected the cars and the load securements. Most, but not all, cars were dedicated DODX flat cars. All manner of military equipment from M1A1 tanks to Jeeps and everything in between.
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BaltACDCSX Car inspectors inspected the cars and the load securements
That is how it works in Germany as well with DB. The train does not move until DB goes car by car inspecting each item and someone from the Army has to follow and note and correct deficiencies followed by another inspection.
Here is some pics.......
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/train-hauling-military-equipment-derails-colorado-springs/
Looks like the vehicles are 1st Cav, which is based in Texas, but we don't know if they were headed into or out of Fort Carson.
The vehicles are usually loaded and unloaded circus-style. I can't get a sense from the news photos of where images were taken from.
News reports did indicate that it was near the county jail.
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tree68 Looks like the vehicles are 1st Cav, which is based in Texas, but we don't know if they were headed into or out of Fort Carson. The location is in south Colorado Springs very near Ft. Carson. Right out of - or into- Fort Carson in south Colorado Springs The vehicles are usually loaded and unloaded circus-style. I can't get a sense from the news photos of where images were taken from. News reports did indicate that it was near the county jail.
The location is in south Colorado Springs very near Ft. Carson.
Right out of - or into- Fort Carson in south Colorado Springs
tree68 I can't get a sense from the news photos of where images were taken from. News reports did indicate that it was near the county jail.
The location is very near to Fort Carson in the southerly part of Co. Springs.
diningcar The location is very near to Fort Carson in the southerly part of Co. Springs.
I got a pretty good idea where it was based on the various news reports, but none of the images available on-line provide enough information to nail it down specifically.
East Las Vegas Street was closed for a pretty good stretch. The most specific location given was near the jail.
BaltACD I have no information on the derailment you are referring to. During the 'Desert Storm' era. CSX handled trainload after trainload of military equipment out of Fort Stewart near Savannah to the port of Charleston. CSX placed empties at the base and the Army loaded them, CSX Car inspectors inspected the cars and the load securements. Most, but not all, cars were dedicated DODX flat cars. All manner of military equipment from M1A1 tanks to Jeeps and everything in between.
CSX hauled many trainloads of equipment from Fort Stewart to the port in Savannah, too. We lived in my hometown (just to the west of the western boundary of Ft. Stewart) at the time, and happened to be in Savannah on the day the USNS Bellatrix, one of the Navy's humongous transport ships, left port and sailed downriver hauling equipment.
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