Those tanks (DC Parade July 4 2019)
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Those tanks (DC Parade July 4 2019)
So which line brought the Abrams tanks in from Georgia?
On what flavor of flatbed? Does the 70 ton load require extra wheelsets?
Where are they being unloaded?
On what flavor of flatbed? Does the 70 ton load require extra wheelsets?
Where are they being unloaded?
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Re: Those tanks
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So which line brought the Abrams tanks in from Georgia?
On what flavor of flatbed? Does the 70 ton load require extra wheelsets?
Where are they being unloaded?
CSX, as they delivered by rail to Benning Yard in Southeast Washington and loaded onto 30 wheel lowboy truck.
2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles, 1 M88A2 Hercules Recovery Vehicle, 1 Humvee and 2 M1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks.
See pictures and video clips:
Tanks arrive in DC ahead of July 4 celebration
AP
July 4 military vehicles on the move in DC
WTOP
So which line brought the Abrams tanks in from Georgia?
On what flavor of flatbed? Does the 70 ton load require extra wheelsets?
Where are they being unloaded?
CSX, as they delivered by rail to Benning Yard in Southeast Washington and loaded onto 30 wheel lowboy truck.
2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles, 1 M88A2 Hercules Recovery Vehicle, 1 Humvee and 2 M1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks.
See pictures and video clips:
Tanks arrive in DC ahead of July 4 celebration
AP
July 4 military vehicles on the move in DC
WTOP
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Re: Those tanks
Moderator Note: not passenger rail, and since we answered the host railroad I’m moving this topic to CSX.
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Re: Those tanks (DC Parade July 4 2019)
Suspect they will be headed back to Georgia tomorrow or Saturday.
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Re: Those tanks (DC Parade July 4 2019)
They came up the CSX A-Line and then the RF&P. It was a special move (W990-29) with both Veterans Unit (#1776) and First Responders (#911) units pulling. It was a high/wide oversize load and there was a conflicting high/wide move also heading down the A-Line (W995-29) so the train waited in Rocky Mount yard until W995 cleared.
Video through Ashland, VA (RF&P): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7DW_2zVw5o
The flats were 6-axle DODX cars.
The 2 locos, the three flats, one tank, and one Bradley came south on W899-05 to Acca Yard. The flats continued back to Georgia on a manifest, while the locos were sent back north towards Cumberland, MD on Q416 the next day.
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Re: Those tanks (DC Parade July 4 2019)
Wonder what the $$$ was for this.....
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Re: Those tanks (DC Parade July 4 2019)
Bigger question - who paid the $$$$$$
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Re: Those tanks (DC Parade July 4 2019)
We already know that....
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There were no M-1A2s and M-2A3s up at Aberdeen Proving Ground that could've been used ???? Hmmmm.....
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