by ChrisU
Does this base still have rail operations? If so what is the current motive power? Does anybody have any pictures of trains at this base?
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RailVet wrote:I visited this base for the first time in 8 years in September and saw USN 65-00132, which appears to be a former Baldwin VO1000 rebuilt with EMD under the hood. There was also a GE centercab, probably o/s, sitting where the enginehouse once stood. Unfortunately most of the tracks are inside the restricted area and most of the locomotives are there as well, so actually seeing one of them, much less getting a picture, will be very hard to do.Thanks for the update,sorry about the very,very late reply: I found a picture of 65-00132 in Waycross,GA on 8/19/11 and 8/20/11 http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=2691876 however if you look at NWS Charelston engine house from google earth the imagery date is 1/1/12 and the 65-00132 appears to be sitting there along with an 80T.
RailVet wrote:The Navy pulled out of NWS Concord over a decade ago and the northern third went to the Army as its Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO), which has had it in caretaker status under the oversight of the 834th Transportation Battalion. See:Thanks for the info!
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ ... ransbn.htm
Most of the old Navy locomotives were retired, although a couple were repainted and renumbered for the US Army. These were joined by several GP10s.
I haven't been out there in a dozen years so I can't say for certain what's going on now. I did hear from a retired Army employee involved in transportation matters that the Army now regrets having taken on MOTCO because the costs far exceeded estimates.
I've never been to the state of WA so I must leave personal observations of Naval Station Kitsap to others in this forum.
RailVet wrote:I visited this base for the first time in 8 years in September and saw USN 65-00132, which appears to be a former Baldwin VO1000 rebuilt with EMD under the hood. There was also a GE centercab, probably o/s, sitting where the enginehouse once stood. Unfortunately most of the tracks are inside the restricted area and most of the locomotives are there as well, so actually seeing one of them, much less getting a picture, will be very hard to do.