A HUGE Military Train At Kern Junction

Hey Mark! The trucks you mentioned about with the suspension being cinched down are JLTV’s. They have an airbag suspension that allows for different ride heights and lowering the vehicle profile when needed. The nearly identical looking, but larger trucks(only about 6-8) were M-ATV Guntrucks. Majority of the other trucks were HMMWV’s, both unarmored and up-armored. Along with logistics, fuel, and Stryker (LAV) Light-Armored Vehicles.

I've subscribed to your channel right from the beginning. I live on the east coast so i really enjoy seeing the trains in a different setting/landscape than where i railfan. Keep the great videos coming.

The U.S. Army has the Fort Irwin (National Training Center) in the Death Valley area for desert warfare training located not terribly far from Yermo where we offloaded and then convoyed to NTC. We "rail-headed" all the vehicles in our Brigade from Fort Hood, Texas when I was in the 1st Cavalry Division. Also, the U.S. Army sometimes rotates combat vehicles/units in and out of both Kuwait and South Korea (via the Port of San Diego, California). I see long militarily trains every now and then coming through downtown San Diego. Many times they have M-2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles and M-1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks loaded on heavy-duty 6 axel DOD flat cars.🇺🇲🪖

You talk about plus other people , about people breaking into containers on the top of a double stack. I’m a retired heavy duty diesel equipment mechanic. I don’t know if my idea would ever stop all thefts from containers but it might stop a lot of thrifts ; but this is a vary simple idea . Take a piece of steel flat bar 1.50 inches wide by 3 / 8 inch thick by maybe 8 inches long or a little longer. Weld it securely in the middle of the right side door then when you close the right side door last that piece of flat bar should overlap the left side door then put down 3 tach welds about 1 / 2 long one on the top , side and bottom. In doing so it’s my opinion you’d never put enough heat into the door to effect the inside cargo. Then the reciever would have to cut the tach welds to open the door. It sounds complicated but it’s not. A competent individual with minor metal working experience with a 5 inch die grinder could cut through the tack welds pretty easily. Then just a little clean up on where the tack welds were and it’s ready for the next customer. It would be dam well impossible for someone out in nowhere to cut those tach welds. I used to work for a mining equipment manufacturer and when we shipped a order of equipment into Russia we’d weld 1 / 8 inch steel plate over all access parts of the machine and tack weld it but our tack welds where longer. It works . If it will detour thieves in Russia, it will work here to. The investment in welding and metal working equipment is minimal compared to the product thief loose inquired. I suppose a few might try it but I’d say it would stop 99% of it.

A very long Train for a military move. I have not seen one this long in years. Thanks Mark.

Wow. That train must be more than miles long. Never saw that before. Great👍

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Nice coverage. A bit shaky. Even a monopod would help. Also a wind muff. They even have them for cellphones. It'll make a big difference in your product! As we used to say on our railroad back east, "Practice safe CSX!"

Yep....UP/BNSF have been running milvans and equipment for years....between Yermo (29 Palms and Ft. Irwin) and Ft. Lewis-McChord....even to Camp Roberts on the Cali coast.

Some super cool catches and your great commentary! I always enjoy your videos Mark! Have a Great day our friend! (Dave).

Was watching a video on Cajon Pass last year, and they seem to have the special agent on call, pulling people off the trains, and re-sealing open container doors. Never ending problem.

great catch! Thanks Mark!

Lots of aerodynamic drag on a train like that military train!

another reason Military equipment is on the move is for units transiting to or from the National Training Center outside of El Paso TX.

never give up,never surrender.

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I saw the consist with the 2 Norfolk southerns and the ferromex and the military train I saw the military train at my school in the 21st of May hope to see you soon mark!

Great action Ty