Can't beat a military move in La Grange, Kentucky, moving at 10 mph. Lots of time to catch the details, that's for sure. Happened on January 28, 2019. Enjoy!
Lot of snow in the open cargo spaces of those vehicles. They have been sitting in a motor pools somewhere. However it brings back a few memories of 3rd Armored Division 1967-69 in Germany when we rail loaded for maneuvers and live fire exercises at Grafenwoehr and Hoenfels.
@@joseventura9469 and you are speaking on what kind of experience? This humvee, which is likely worth far more than you think, and paid for by your tax dollars if you work, is only worth scrap to you?
@ Okay, so where's it going, "Dave"? Since you must be so knowledgeable?
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@@ViceCityMasta Let me give you a clue and see if the light comes on Look at the trucks going by, notice the back of the empty trucks. The is something in the bed of all the empty trucks and on top of a few also. Now with that clue ask your self, Hmm, What active duty unit would be in a climate that would have that, since when you look at the background there isn't any there. If you still can't guess I will tell you since I know the unit that shipped the equipment and where it was headed, which happens to be JRTC at Ft Polk.
WWII trains were more interesting to watch as they had big steamers to pull those Willys (an icon) Shermans, Power Wagons of all sorts, troop carriers, canons, half tracks, army tank with portable bridges, war planes and all!
Any town that has a rail line right down in amongst the give and take is right up there in the list of my favorite towns. And close enough to a military base that this is what rolls through town........ GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!
I'm pretty sure that train came out of fort drum in Watertown New York, mainly due to the snow on it and the fact that I work for the RR that is hauling it.
Wow, there was more military equpiment on that train, then 50% of other countries total armed forces. It is real hard to perceive how large the US military is .
Now I may be surprised at how long a freight train can get pulled by one engine here in the UK but that is ridiculous! Only 2 engines for a train that takes at least 10 minutes to pass? I'm sure they are designed for this length of train like the ones here are but am not an engineer. Here in the UK the only trains that run on streets like this one are light rail trams. Nothing like this one ever goes near town/city centres here.
Army Transportation Corps I know it took the 88H's and 88M's all day to load that one. It looks like maybe some units are going to annuall training. I know last summer when I went to A.T. in Fort Polk we unloaded and loaded trains this long with Illinois Reserve units equipment. If you see a train like this look at the paper in the window and it will tell you everything.
I worked at the rail head at Fort Polk in August after working as an OC for JRTC. They needed volunteers. I just checked tie downs so it wasn't too bad.
Either the unit is going to deployment or coming home from deployment. I know because we had to do the same thing when I was stationed in Germany and deployed to Iraq. We had to load up ALL of our equipment and vehicles on rail cars. And since that's in Kentucky I want to say its most likely coming from or going to Fort Knox.
Thank you for this information. We know we are in for a struggle, so all information is good information. There is no question about "moral compass" - it has been sold.
Apparently, this constituted a light load - only two locos for this rather long consist. I could not fail to notice that tarps and canvas window covers were affixed rather sloppily, more often waving in the breeze than not.
Retired Military and I love watching things like this, and all I can say is OOOrah. But at the same time, seven minutes from when the gates came down to when the last car passes????
I saw a figure of 89 feet for the length of a standard freight flatbed car in North America which is 27.13 meters. I counted how many cars go by in one minute a few times and the answer was about 10 cars per minute, this is 16 kilometers per hour (10 mph) a expected slow speed considering the street. It takes about 5 minutes and 45 seconds for all the cars to pass so the train is just under 1500 meters long with about 55 cars. Its not really a particularly long or very heavy freight train with two engines in a hilly area, Kentucky. Some western intercontinental freight trains in North America (Canada runs big trains too) can be 200 cars long double stack container trains with up to 8 locomotives distributed in the front, center, and rear to cross the mountain passes..
That looks like a transportation unit that is on the move, probably heading to a port. That much equipment is about right for a Battalion. The actual troops will fly to the destination on chartered aircraft. Look at all the PLS units on there.
63 flatcars (flatbed wagons)!! Now if each flatcar is 89 feet (27.13 m) long (the aproximate length of 2 shipping containers) then the length of the train (excluding the locos) is over 1.06 miles (1.71 km) long. Just imagine having to walk from the loco to the last wagon if there is a problem with it!! The length of the GE ES44AC # CSX 3084 (a 4,400 hp, AC traction diesel electric) is 73 ft 2 in (22.30 m) and the length of the GE C40-8W # 8352 (a 4000 hp, DC traction diesel electric) is 70 ft 8 in (21.54 m).
Okay, I’m from the Netherlands. I’ve seen a lot of video’s of trains in North America going through the middle of the street, but why the heck would you ever build a railroad straight through a town or city? I now somewhere in Europe there’s a similar railroad. But why would you run military trains down that track, why not build a track around the city or in an enclosed passage through the city that has fences next to the tracks? Maybe you think it’s just fun to see, I think it is cool but it also is very weird.
the original railroad would own the Right-of-Way and the city was built around it 100 years ago, because the rail was there!!! Look at Calgary and Vancouvers' BC yard right in town. It was there pretty much first. IF you wanted to move the rail you'd spend 50 years getting road Rights-of=Way organized. By then, the city would have quadrupled in size or you wouldn't need it.
The red Cross on some of those vehicles just means that it's a medical hospital unit that retrieves injured soldiers that are on a battlefield there's always a shipment of those in with a military vehicle order to replace and damaged or worn out vehicles.
PRobably an infantry unit's gear being moved for training. there were towed artillery pieces, hummers , and HEMTTs but no heavy armorProbably either Campbell, or further on to maybe ft sill or Hood?
Just remember kids, Somebody had to chain all of that down....
And you are how old?
The best part about this is that consist had more military vehicles than entire arsenals of many countries
Yup, your tax money at work. All these are, of course, absolutely essential for your defense.
Are you using consist as a noun here or missing a noun?
@@timtibbetts4193 I assume as a noun, since it could refer to a train consist.
If you look at the second truck, the turret cover has collapsed into the cab. Someone’s getting a nice surprise when they unload that one.
Easy fix
Just a little snowy inside
I hope you describe it more specificaly and put the tine so we can also see.
john eric santiago Look at the first green truck at 0:48 - 0:55 seconds. It has a hole in the roof.
brvfd822 ohh. Well yeah. They will got problem if it rains
This is pretty trippy...getting out of your car and having a freight passing you on your left, just a few feet away.
People in La Grange think nothing of it. Out of towners always get a kick out of it.
There’s a train that runs down the middle of a street in Anaheim, Ca. Somewhat similar to this.
I love how the train just casually goes down the middle of the street. Lol
A great Video. What a nice place to watch trains.
While driving back to Canada from Fargo I seen a military fleet driving south on I-29.. a few days before this video was uploaded
Nice, seen several of these in person over the years. Always a treat!
Now that’s a convoy . 🇺🇸
One of the best catches in a long time
I see these occasionally pass through my area.....love seeing the ones loaded with armor
Train tracks right in the middle of the street... Well done.
Lot of snow in the open cargo spaces of those vehicles. They have been sitting in a motor pools somewhere.
However it brings back a few memories of 3rd Armored Division 1967-69 in Germany when we rail loaded for maneuvers and live fire exercises at Grafenwoehr and Hoenfels.
Was wonderin why it white. Thank Yo
Railloaded from the rock 3D armored division 2/33 armor 65-68
The locomotives looked new.
You can drop that humvee at my house thx!
It is a empty shell big waste of time I'd sell it for scrap.
@@joseventura9469 and you are speaking on what kind of experience? This humvee, which is likely worth far more than you think, and paid for by your tax dollars if you work, is only worth scrap to you?
Given the proximity of Lagrange, Ky to Ft. Knox probably going to/from the army base.
nope
@ Okay, so where's it going, "Dave"? Since you must be so knowledgeable?
@@ViceCityMasta Let me give you a clue and see if the light comes on
Look at the trucks going by, notice the back of the empty trucks. The is something in the bed of all the empty trucks and on top of a few also.
Now with that clue ask your self, Hmm, What active duty unit would be in a climate that would have that, since when you look at the background there isn't any there.
If you still can't guess I will tell you since I know the unit that shipped the equipment and where it was headed, which happens to be JRTC at Ft Polk.
@ Well then, that's a little better than just saying "nope", now isn't it?
@@ViceCityMasta get a job troll.
WWII trains were more interesting to watch as they had big steamers to pull those Willys (an icon) Shermans, Power Wagons of all sorts, troop carriers, canons, half tracks, army tank with portable bridges, war planes and all!
I would hate to be a driver waiting for that to pass.....
@Matthew Herrington If it took you 6 minutes to read his comment then, you're an idiot.
Any town that has a rail line right down in amongst the give and take is right up there in the list of my favorite towns.
And close enough to a military base that this is what rolls through town........
GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!
I'm pretty sure that train came out of fort drum in Watertown New York, mainly due to the snow on it and the fact that I work for the RR that is hauling it.
Very nice!. I love this video.Thank you!!!
Wow, there was more military equpiment on that train, then 50% of other countries total armed forces. It is real hard to perceive how large the US military is .
Now I may be surprised at how long a freight train can get pulled by one engine here in the UK but that is ridiculous!
Only 2 engines for a train that takes at least 10 minutes to pass? I'm sure they are designed for this length of train like the ones here are but am not an engineer.
Here in the UK the only trains that run on streets like this one are light rail trams. Nothing like this one ever goes near town/city centres here.
Basically the vehicles of the support battalions. Engineering and bridging, medical, repair. The empty carriers are probably for tractors and cranes.
I bet that train was hauling more trucks then most countries have in there entire Armies.
Army Transportation Corps I know it took the 88H's and 88M's all day to load that one. It looks like maybe some units are going to annuall training. I know last summer when I went to A.T. in Fort Polk we unloaded and loaded trains this long with Illinois Reserve units equipment. If you see a train like this look at the paper in the window and it will tell you everything.
I worked at the rail head at Fort Polk in August after working as an OC for JRTC. They needed volunteers. I just checked tie downs so it wasn't too bad.
great video, i live in scotland and we have military trains, but nothing like this. a great excuse this for being late for school.
Looks like a fun job to load all that stuff
The fun part is driving your truck on the flat cars and not driving off the edge
Either the unit is going to deployment or coming home from deployment. I know because we had to do the same thing when I was stationed in Germany and deployed to Iraq. We had to load up ALL of our equipment and vehicles on rail cars. And since that's in Kentucky I want to say its most likely coming from or going to Fort Knox.
From the Blues Brothers movie.......Jake: How often does the train go by? Elwood: So often you won't even notice it. :)
I counted 145 vehicles on that train...
My only question is why?
Thank you for this information. We know we are in for a struggle, so all information is good information. There is no question about "moral compass" - it has been sold.
going south,north,east,west? i bet south towards boarder..i'd jump on for free ride
There was train loaded with military vehicles going through Louisville, Ky around September, October 2018.
Where from and where to?
Apparently, this constituted a light load - only two locos for this rather long consist.
I could not fail to notice that tarps and canvas window covers were affixed rather sloppily, more often waving in the breeze than not.
Just thinking of the amount of money per second of these train.
Do military bases really connect with the Railroads?
Its amazing how trains can pull all of that.
I’m surprised that there wasn’t a man wingsuiting following the train, using a wrist mounted grappling hook for propulsion.
Why not? Just Cause.
There was one today....
You've just seen the ENTIRE Canadian Army.......
Ian Hamilton And the other 90% of stuff on the train is American.
Wow beauty place 🆒🔝🔝💯👍😎😉
That would make an awesome train layout!
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is more military inventory than all of Eastern Europe's own inventory combined. Sad reality, but still.
Retired Military and I love watching things like this, and all I can say is OOOrah.
But at the same time, seven minutes from when the gates came down to when the last car passes????
Bob thanks for ur services!👍🇺🇸🇺🇸
Wow, simply amazing.
Thats a whole lot of Freedom on one train
great Video , thumps up !!
how many train cars do the trains have ?
how long (meters) is the train ?
Warm greetings from Germany .
1.) Many
2.) Long
Count them!
I saw a figure of 89 feet for the length of a standard freight flatbed car in North America which is 27.13 meters. I counted how many cars go by in one minute a few times and the answer was about 10 cars per minute, this is 16 kilometers per hour (10 mph) a expected slow speed considering the street. It takes about 5 minutes and 45 seconds for all the cars to pass so the train is just under 1500 meters long with about 55 cars. Its not really a particularly long or very heavy freight train with two engines in a hilly area, Kentucky. Some western intercontinental freight trains in North America (Canada runs big trains too) can be 200 cars long double stack container trains with up to 8 locomotives distributed in the front, center, and rear to cross the mountain passes..
thank you very much @@rpf276for the answere . Here in Germany the trains are 800 meters long
I have never seen so long train. Is it the longest train in the word? Beautiful.
The longest train
.can reach Philippines omg!! So beautiful to watch.
This isn't that long, a guy in another comment section did some math and this one is only about a mile (1.6 kilometers) long. A little less.
That looks like a transportation unit that is on the move, probably heading to a port. That much equipment is about right for a Battalion. The actual troops will fly to the destination on chartered aircraft. Look at all the PLS units on there.
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NEver seen one of these before.
Nice collection of Hummers
Some of those rigs still had the CROWS on them. Sure no rifle, but the CROWS itself is worth a ridiculous amount of money.
63 flatcars (flatbed wagons)!! Now if each flatcar is 89 feet (27.13 m) long (the aproximate length of 2 shipping containers) then the length of the train (excluding the locos) is over 1.06 miles (1.71 km) long. Just imagine having to walk from the loco to the last wagon if there is a problem with it!! The length of the GE ES44AC # CSX 3084 (a 4,400 hp, AC traction diesel electric) is 73 ft 2 in (22.30 m) and the length of the GE C40-8W # 8352 (a 4000 hp, DC traction diesel electric) is 70 ft 8 in (21.54 m).
No wonder it takes so long to pass through La Grange.
That’s a billion dollars worth of freedom fighting gear ⚙️
Believe it or not but army trucks need maintenance to .
It would appear that military vehicles and equipment are being moved from point A to point B
Nice video!!
been getting ready for along time.
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1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division on the move!
Behold! Its the 127,883-strong Virtual Railfan Subscriber Army patrolling the cameras!
Best way to move coke all around the country. 😬😬
Impromptu military vehicle parade on the seemingly endless train!!
Fort Campbell unit going to the NTC in CA?
The rear of the train must be just starting to move from the anchor point!
That beast must be the length of my life.
Very Cool!
at about 3:40 something gets under the wheels and gets bumped out of the way. and did you spot the ladder?
will they reverse in order to unload those or just drive off on the side I mean most are capable off-roader?
Okay, I’m from the Netherlands. I’ve seen a lot of video’s of trains in North America going through the middle of the street, but why the heck would you ever build a railroad straight through a town or city? I now somewhere in Europe there’s a similar railroad. But why would you run military trains down that track, why not build a track around the city or in an enclosed passage through the city that has fences next to the tracks? Maybe you think it’s just fun to see, I think it is cool but it also is very weird.
the original railroad would own the Right-of-Way and the city was built around it 100 years ago, because the rail was there!!! Look at Calgary and Vancouvers' BC yard right in town. It was there pretty much first. IF you wanted to move the rail you'd spend 50 years getting road Rights-of=Way organized. By then, the city would have quadrupled in size or you wouldn't need it.
I see quite a few M119 light howitzers on that train.
Seems bizarre having trains go down a main road in a town
Wow ! C'est impressionnant.
Hmmm lots of red cross on that train I wonder what is coming
The red Cross on some of those vehicles just means that it's a medical hospital unit that retrieves injured soldiers that are on a battlefield there's always a shipment of those in with a military vehicle order to replace and damaged or worn out vehicles.
It’s Here.
the most beautiful thing i saw these fine days!!
A lot of that stuff looks old is it off to retirement?
(I think they are phasing out Humvee's?)
You have not lived to wait for one of these trains to roll by with m1a2 Abrams fresh out of the factory takes at least 45 minuets
PRobably an infantry unit's gear being moved for training. there were towed artillery pieces, hummers , and HEMTTs but no heavy armorProbably either Campbell, or further on to maybe ft sill or Hood?
Stare at the screen for a minute, then pause the video. Everything appears to be sliding backwards.
Headed towards Rosemount MNs Army Vehicle fixing place
I just think, how much more fuel would be saved, by not driven on their own weels instead.
That's a Military parade
Beautiful!!!!
wonder where its going
looks like a new order of vehicles fresh off the assembly line, to replace aging ones.
looks like a bunch of vehicles headed to Gov Liquidation.
Nice catch 👍👍👍😎😎😎
Got got got need got got need need
I'm not really paranoid or whatever, but did anybody notice the artillery pieces on several flatcars? I mean, I THINK they were cannons.
A Bad wheel somewhere starting at (3:40)
Very cool!
Guessing it’s not La Grange, Georgia? Snow...?
LOOKS LIKE A SUPPLY & SERVICES BATALLION PLUS A MOBILE HOSPITAL
There was some towed artillery.
luv those loco's , all clean and pretty..
Beautiful ❤👍
How long is that. How many trailers are that
Richard Hancock someone said about a mile long, closer to 1500 meters.
someone else said 1.5 Km
Lol I see my mom's car there... It the white Ford.
GAD the price tag on all that ! Every vehicle must be a half a million?
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oh no...
no no M1A1 - M1A2 battle tanks on the flat trailers train
Holy smokes! It would take an ARMY to unload all dat!