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Viewing Album:  Fort Eustis Military Railway
 
By:William Grimes
Dates:11/7/2004 - 7/21/2020
Album Info:Photos from the "Back & Forth Railroad" at Fort Eustis, Virginia. Military railroads have been given many nick-names by the soldiers who operated them such as the B&F, Main Gate & Back, or Wobbly & Western but more officially they are known as Utility Rails. Be sure to check out the Fort Eustis instagram @armyrail.
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U.S. Army diesel 1811 in Hanks Yard
Title:  U.S. Army diesel 1811 in Hanks Yard
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/7/2004  Upload Date: 11/7/2005 4:11:18 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  Grimes
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Locomotives:  USAX 1811(MRS1)
Views:  2035   Comments: 1
USAX 4635 and caboose
Title:  USAX 4635 and caboose
Description:  Caboose is USAX 000 (now USAX 002) and is former UP 25556. See Vergil's Photo http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=44569
Photo Date:  4/30/2005  Upload Date: 4/30/2005 6:04:48 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
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Locomotives:  USAX 4635(GP16)
Views:  1170   Comments: 1
USA 243678
Title:  USA 243678
Description:  No longer on site, scrapped or sold in 2006.
Photo Date:  7/4/2005  Upload Date: 9/11/2008 9:57:14 AM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  989   Comments: 0
USAX 29372
Title:  USAX 29372
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/24/2005  Upload Date: 7/24/2005 6:41:06 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  1099   Comments: 0
USA 4034 and 4020 in Hanks Yard
Title:  USA 4034 and 4020 in Hanks Yard
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/24/2005  Upload Date: 7/24/2005 6:45:08 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  Villiam Grimes
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Locomotives:  USAX 4034(RS-4-TC) USAX 4020(RS-4-TC)
Views:  1084   Comments: 0
This army switcher is missing a head light and the starboard air tank in Hanks Yard
Title:  This army switcher is missing a head light and the starboard air tank in Hanks Yard
Description:  After the Yorktown NWS civil service picked a switch with this 60-ton RS4TC-1A repairs were never made.
Photo Date:  7/24/2005  Upload Date: 11/7/2005 7:09:44 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
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Locomotives:  USAX 4034(RS-4-TC)
Views:  878   Comments: 0
Tank cars in Fort Eustis
Title:  Tank cars in Fort Eustis
Description:  These were sold and are now gone.
Photo Date:  7/24/2005  Upload Date: 7/25/2005 3:19:47 PM
Location:  Hanks Yard, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  1370   Comments: 0
USA 26134
Title:  USA 26134
Description:  Sold through Gov't Liquidation then re-sold on eBay current location unknown.
Photo Date:  7/24/2005  Upload Date: 9/11/2008 9:57:27 AM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  1068   Comments: 0
1978 Fairmont
Title:  1978 Fairmont
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/6/2006  Upload Date: 5/8/2006 6:17:46 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  660   Comments: 1
Big Red in the shops
Title:  Big Red in the shops
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/21/2006  Upload Date: 7/21/2006 1:32:35 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grdmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAX 1872(GP10)
Views:  1082   Comments: 0
The 1663's home is in Gray Rail Shop, along with lawn care equipment
Title:  The 1663's home is in Gray Rail Shop, along with lawn care equipment
Description:  The Railshop is also used by the grounds maintainance lawn care, Department of Public Works.
Photo Date:  2/21/2007  Upload Date: 9/11/2008 9:28:06 AM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAX 1663(80Tonner)
Views:  1920   Comments: 2
The 4635 outside the Gray Rail Shop
Title:  The 4635 outside the Gray Rail Shop
Description:  The shop was named after Major Gerneral Carl R Gray 1889-1955.
Photo Date:  6/14/2007  Upload Date: 6/18/2007 9:24:28 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAX 4635(GP16)
Views:  990   Comments: 1
Working the railhead
Title:  Working the railhead
Description:  The Utility Rail performs a turnaround for a group of NCO students learning to load and unload trucks from flatcars. Here a LMTV can be seen getting pulled across the end of Washington Blvd in front of in Transportation Motor Pool, ran by the same contract as the Utility Rail, Northrop Grumman.
Photo Date:  6/14/2007  Upload Date: 9/17/2008 8:40:24 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAX 1663(80Tonner)
Views:  985   Comments: 0
Christmas Train
Title:  Christmas Train
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/25/2007  Upload Date: 12/25/2007 8:00:03 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAX 4635(GP16)
Views:  605   Comments: 0
Gray Rail Complex
Title:  Gray Rail Complex
Description:  Flat Car and Kalmar
Photo Date:  4/10/2008  Upload Date: 4/10/2008 5:49:58 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  1020   Comments: 0
The reserves work the railhead
Title:  The reserves work the railhead
Description:  This was the busiest day the Fort Eustis RR has had in years. It was worked by the Army Reserves and civilian contractors in two shifts. By the end of the day over a hundred fifty 89' flats had been loaded with floating causeways.
Photo Date:  6/9/2008  Upload Date: 6/9/2008 3:40:54 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAX 1663(80Tonner)
Views:  1117   Comments: 3
A Kalmar removes the load
Title:  A Kalmar removes the load
Description:  once the load is removed they can rerail the two cars that derailed.
Photo Date:  6/9/2008  Upload Date: 6/9/2008 3:44:00 PM
Location:  McDonald, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  852   Comments: 0
GE 80-Tonner
Title:  GE 80-Tonner
Description:  This week on critters exposed... Utility Rail's critter shows of its Cummins 6 cylinder Turbo!
Photo Date:  11/28/2008  Upload Date: 11/28/2008 6:42:23 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAX 1663(80Tonner)
Views:  818   Comments: 0
Outside the rail shop
Title:  Outside the rail shop
Description:  A 1/2 Ton Toyota Pick-Up sits next to an 80-Ton GE Switcher used by the Utility Rail Branch, and a small track speeder used by the track maintenance department. This old work horse (the locomotive, not my truck) is responsible for the switching duties around the garrison. Rebuilt in 1989, the center cab has two Cummins 6 cylinder turbos while the 1991 king cab (as it was called in the 90s) also equipped with 6 cylinders.
Photo Date:  12/12/2008  Upload Date: 12/13/2008 12:41:36 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAX 1663(80Tonner)
Views:  908   Comments: 1
The gang's all here
Title:  The gang's all here
Description:  We just used the 4616 to jump start the 4635. (L-R) ICG GP10 4616, SCL GP16 4635, GE 80-Ton 1663, Caboose 002, Track Speeder and a B&R Hi-railer.
Photo Date:  1/29/2009  Upload Date: 1/29/2009 6:14:14 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAX 4616(GP10) USAX 4635(GP16) USAX 1663(80Tonner)
Views:  1783   Comments: 4
Switching cars at the railhead
Title:  Switching cars at the railhead
Description:  Moving railcars loaded by the Transportation Basic Officer Leadership Course at training area 29.
Photo Date:  8/7/2009  Upload Date: 8/7/2009 10:34:04 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAX 1663(80Tonner)
Views:  673   Comments: 1
Locomotive and speeder sit outside Gray Rail Shop
Title:  Locomotive and speeder sit outside Gray Rail Shop
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/7/2009  Upload Date: 8/7/2009 10:34:42 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAX 4635(GP16)
Views:  644   Comments: 1
Picking up "new" power from the interchange
Title:  Picking up "new" power from the interchange
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/17/2010  Upload Date: 5/17/2010 6:54:24 PM
Location:  Lee Hall, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAX 1880(GP10)
Views:  688   Comments: 3
Mulberry Island Budd coach
Title:  Mulberry Island Budd coach
Description:  This is one of four Budd DOT track inspection coach cars retiered to the US Army to be a mobile class room for the Tansportation School. This is the only one still here and sister car T2 is a display at the AAFES in Lee Hall, VA.
Photo Date:  11/10/2010  Upload Date: 11/11/2010 3:17:00 PM
Location:  Sealock, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  1298   Comments: 1
Shoving a rock train to CSX
Title:  Shoving a rock train to CSX
Description:  Rock hoppers were moved onto Fort Eustis for temporary storage and then returned to CSX.
Photo Date:  1/14/2011  Upload Date: 1/20/2011 10:19:38 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAX 1880(GP10)
Views:  634   Comments: 1
The Mulberry Island Rambler
Title:  The Mulberry Island Rambler
Description:  The Mulberry Island Rambler takes a lunch break. This train is being ran on an 8-mile loop track that goes around Mulberry Island so student engineers can practice train handling.
Photo Date:  2/3/2011  Upload Date: 2/3/2011 10:03:37 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAX 4635(GP16)
Views:  1804   Comments: 5
The Fort Eustis Reds
Title:  The Fort Eustis Reds
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/6/2011  Upload Date: 5/6/2011 4:39:26 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAX 1880(GP10) USAX 4624(GP10) USAX 4635(GP16)
Views:  1795   Comments: 2
Fort Eustis Military Railway Roster
Title:  Fort Eustis Military Railway Roster
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/6/2011  Upload Date: 5/6/2011 4:39:54 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAX 1663(80Tonner) USAX 1880(GP10) USAX 4624(GP10) USAX 4635(GP16)
Views:  1739   Comments: 3
Switcher
Title:  Switcher
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/27/2014  Upload Date: 5/21/2017 10:46:01 AM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAX 1663(80Tonner)
Views:  446   Comments: 0
High and Wide
Title:  High and Wide
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/25/2015  Upload Date: 11/24/2015 8:28:36 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAX 1663(80Tonner)
Views:  1202   Comments: 4
Mulberry Island Rambler
Title:  Mulberry Island Rambler
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/30/2017  Upload Date: 5/21/2017 10:39:22 AM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAX 1880(GP10)
Views:  350   Comments: 0
Range Train passing CP Floyd
Title:  Range Train passing CP Floyd
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/30/2017  Upload Date: 5/21/2017 10:40:22 AM
Location:  Sealock, VA
Author:  William Grimes
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Locomotives:  USAX 4624(GP10)
Views:  364   Comments: 0
The Range Train passing through the Pines Golf Course
Title:  The Range Train passing through the Pines Golf Course
Description:  SFC Elm looks back over his train as the weekend work train makes its way past the former Kramer & O'Brien Stations on its way to the range.
Photo Date:  4/30/2017  Upload Date: 5/21/2017 10:39:38 AM
Location:  O'Brien, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAX 4624(GP10)
Views:  459   Comments: 1
Plasser PMC8
Title:  Plasser PMC8
Description:  My 1983 Plasser American Motor Car I bought from Government Auction.
Photo Date:  5/17/2017  Upload Date: 7/8/2020 9:54:14 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
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Views:  350   Comments: 1
Locomotive and Howitzer
Title:  Locomotive and Howitzer
Description:  The M116 75mm Pack Howitzer stands guard under the flag pole at Joint Base Langley-Eustis. Its called to action every morning at reveille and again for evening retreat. Meanwhile a locomotive of the Fort Eustis Military Railway stands at parade rest, ready to render honors.
Photo Date:  5/9/2018  Upload Date: 5/22/2018 7:38:57 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  1372   Comments: 4
Grove 40-ton crane load
Title:  Grove 40-ton crane load
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/23/2019  Upload Date: 3/20/2020 10:10:27 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAX 1663(80Tonner)
Views:  384   Comments: 0
USMC M1 Abrams tanks for Fort Eustis
Title:  USMC M1 Abrams tanks for Fort Eustis
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/5/2019  Upload Date: 3/20/2020 10:08:58 PM
Location:  Lee Hall, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAX 1880(GP10)
Views:  348   Comments: 0
Mulberry Island Range Runner
Title:  Mulberry Island Range Runner
Description:  Former C&O GP9, rebuilt to a GP10 by IC and later overhauled by VMV and DGRC. Locomotive 1880 pulls a train of ammo cars along the Mulberry Island Division of the Fort Eustis Military Railway on way to the range complex.
Photo Date:  4/21/2023  Upload Date: 4/22/2023 4:42:51 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
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Views:  121   Comments: 0
Departing Hanks Yard entering the Mulberry Island Division
Title:  Departing Hanks Yard entering the Mulberry Island Division
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/21/2023  Upload Date: 4/22/2023 4:42:26 PM
Location:  McDonald, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAX 1880(GP10)
Views:  114   Comments: 0
USAX 1880 entering the range complex
Title:  USAX 1880 entering the range complex
Description:  Fort Eustis Military Railway locomotive 1880 is greeted by an M1028 CUCV fiqe quarter tpn truck as it enters the range complex on Mulberry Island. Both locomotive and truck were built by General Motors, albeit 30 years apart.
Photo Date:  4/25/2023  Upload Date: 4/25/2023 8:37:32 PM
Location:  Lewiston/Auburn, ME
Author:  William Grimes
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Locomotives:  USAX 1880(GP10)
Views:  97   Comments: 0
USAX 1880 entering Hanks Yard Limits
Title:  USAX 1880 entering Hanks Yard Limits
Description:  Locomotive 1880, built by General Motors EMD in 1956, passes a CUCV M1028 also built by General Motors but 30 years later.
Photo Date:  4/25/2023  Upload Date: 4/25/2023 8:38:41 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Gromes
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Views:  118   Comments: 0
Hanks Yard
Title:  Hanks Yard
Description:  View of Hanks Yard and railhead looking e`st from UH-1H Huey during "Sky Soldier" Huey rides.
Photo Date:  7/31/2010  Upload Date: 8/26/2010 4:34:06 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories: 
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Views:  1176   Comments: 3

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