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For an Air Force base, you could provide tank cars of jet fuel. Eglin Air Force Base in Florida once had its own railroad which ran about 25 miles from the main base to its connection with the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. My understanding is that they used RS-1's or RSC-1s for power. They line was shut down in the 70's and pulled up in the late 80s. Nearby Pensacola Naval Air Station also received tank cars of jet fuel by rail. These came in on the Frisco. Speaking of the Navy, at one time, when the USS Lexington was still based in Pensacola, they were working on the berth at the Navy base, so they had to tie up the Lexington in the Port of Pensacola. I thought that would be an interesting scene to model, with the port with its rail lines and an aircraft carrier. I quickly gave up that idea when I realized how HUGE a model of the Lexington would be - even in N Scale! Hope that helps!
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