My name is Matthew and I love trains and video games! I post railfanning videos on this channel, gaming videos on my gaming channel, and whatever other odds and ends I film! I hope you'll be willing to be a part of my RU-vid journey!
Great video, this was equipment from 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing @ MCAS Cherry Point, NC & 2nd Marine Logistics Group @ Camp Lejeune, NC heading to MCAS Yuma, AZ for Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23. Railhead download was August 26 to September 1, 2022 (WTI 1-23 Exercise Ran thru Oct--20) @ Mesquite Regional Landfill Railyard in Glamis, CA.
Bringing back equipment from USMC 2nd Marine Division to Camp Lejeune, NC from Marine Air Ground Task Force Warfighter Exercise 1-20 (MWX 1-20) during 1st week of November at 29 Palms, CA. Includes 10k troops from entire 2nd Marine Division, II MEF from East coast to West coast.
Nice! headed to Morehead City, NC to pickup USMC 2nd Marine Division from Camp Lejeune, NC heading to Marine Air Ground Task Force Warfighter Exercise 1-20 (MWX 1-20) during 1st week of November at 29 Palms, CA.
Very cool, Like the other video you posted around this time this is equipment was from USMC 2nd Marine Division from Camp Lejeune, NC heading to Marine Air Ground Task Force Warfighter Exercise 1-20 (MWX 1-20) during 1st week of November at 29 Palms, CA. Includes 10k troops from entire 2nd Marine Division, II MEF from East coast to West coast. Includes UK Royal Commandos & 7th Marine Regiment 1st Marine Division as opposing forces. Largest Exercise in at least 30 years.
Nice video love the setting. Equipment was from USMC 2nd Marine Division from Camp Lejeune, NC heading to Marine Air Ground Task Force Warfighter Exercise 1-20 (MWX 1-20) during 1st week of November at 29 Palms, CA. Includes 10k troops from entire 2nd Marine Division, II MEF from East coast to West coast. Includes UK Royal Commandos & 7th Marine Regiment 1st Marine Division as opposing forces. Largest Exercise in at least 30 years.
@@brentbailey197 I believe QUBE are getting a second order and maybe Manildra (which is operated by Southern Shorthaul Railroad) and I believe CBH will be replacing their unreliable Cummins locos for GT46’s, I don’t think Bowmen are getting any
Wasn’t the line dead just because of the fact that it was the holidays because I’m pretty sure normally this line is very active with all kinds of traffic
@@CosmicDonut Well unfortunately the same is true in many places like the CSX A line in this state. Not sure if you’ve heard but the S line from Raleigh to Richmond is getting major renovations and will be ready around 2030 with new Amtrak’s and more Freight traffic so that’s certainly a plus!
You're thinking distributed power. On certain steeper grades the railroads will have "helper" units that get behind the train and provide some extra power for getting up the grade, but once the train gets past a certain point, the extra power isn't needed anymore, so the helper units uncouple and go back down to help the next train.
AMAZING catch man! A legendary train for sure! The first 2 units on flatcars are SD70ACe/LWs bound for Tavan-Tolgoi, which is a new railway in Mongolia! These are the first of a 16 unit order. The EMDX 3001 and 3002 covered in white tarps are GT46C-ACes headed for Southern Shorthaul Railroad in Australia! Those are the only two of that order. All the rest of the units covered in white tarps are GT46C-ACes bound for Qube in Australia! They make up the first 6 out of a 12 unit order. The SD70ACe/LWs are tagged for the port of Norfolk, so I’m guessing that’s where all the units on this train will ship out of!
CosmicDonut- Yea no problem! And yea that’s definitely odd because most EMD exports ship via Morehead now. I chased this train to about 7 locations and I got a shot of the tag reading Norfolk so hopefully I can get that uploaded at some point soon! Maybe it was either a mistake or they plan to split the units up at some point but I think it might be a little too far for that now lol!
I did this once except we were a full train shoving another with power issues over a mountain pass in a snowstorm at night. No air and I hung on the step and pulled the pin. Totally against the rules so I will refrain from saying where for a few more years.
N&W did that all the time. Hangin on the back of a caboose was the conductor for the rear and he'd yank the big Y6b off the train right as they crossed the summit. Look up the footage, its incredible
