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Picatinny Arsenal

A general discussion about shortlines, industrials, and military railroads

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  by SemperFidelis
 
That would do it!

The military, and the government in general, underutilizes rail. Watch the truck entrance at Picatinny (or main gate at Lejeune for that matter). Carload upon carload of material is moved by trucks, rather than the rails parallel. Same situation on Pendleton, Leonard Wood, Bragg, Drum, and so on and so on...

Heck, as anyone who's served can tell you, just the amount of food it takes to keep a military moving could fill a decent sized freight train per day.

So much for the government leading by example.

you should look inside the engine house,you will cry

  by chief
 
Jayjay1213 wrote:Most of the events are held in the parking lots. As you drive in from the main gate, if you look to your left you can see the tracks along the jogging trail and golf course. You can still see the old engine house, its not in the restricted area, but it is away from where the events are held.

  by Jayjay1213
 
The stuff that arrives in Picatinny is not worth shipping by rail. It is better suited to moving by truck. They do not receive anything in bulk that would make it wise to ship by rail. As for other bases, I know Fort Drum still uses rail, getting coal for the power plant and shipping out equipment by rail. It seems where is still makes sense, it is used from the few posts I have been to.
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