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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:  2016   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:  1152   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:  973   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:  1085   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:  William Grimes
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Locomotives:  USAX 4034(RS-4-TC) USAX 4020(RS-4-TC)
Views:  1065   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:  862   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:  1364   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:  1044   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:  646   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 Grimes
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Locomotives:  USAX 1872(GP10)
Views:  1060   Comments: 0
Christmas display in Seay Plaza
Title:  Christmas display in Seay Plaza
Description:  Strung up with Christmas lights and parked under the post flag pole in Seay Plaza, 4635 is on display for the Holidays. Built in 1954 as a GP-9 it was rebuilt to a GP-16 in 1979 by the SCL and was re-conditioned by Conrail at Juniata Locomotive Shops in 1993, then sent to the Fort Eustis Military Railway. The flag is at half mast to honor the death of President Ford, who died the night before.
Photo Date:  12/27/2006  Upload Date: 12/27/2006 2:42:26 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes - Kodak Z650
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Locomotives:  USAX 4635(GP16)
Views:  1574   Comments: 10
Caboose in the "Gray Rail Complex"
Title:  Caboose in the "Gray Rail Complex"
Description:  ex- UP CA-8 caboose donated to U. S. Army after UP retierment in 1989.
Photo Date:  2/21/2007  Upload Date: 2/21/2007 9:16:09 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  761   Comments: 2
Power over the pit
Title:  Power over the pit
Description:  92 day inspection
Photo Date:  2/21/2007  Upload Date: 2/21/2007 9:17:37 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAX 4616(GP10)
Views:  779   Comments: 1
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:  1902   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
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Locomotives:  USAX 4635(GP16)
Views:  975   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:  967   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:  592   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:  1011   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
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Locomotives:  USAX 1663(80Tonner)
Views:  1102   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:  845   Comments: 0
Picking up empty cars at the interchange
Title:  Picking up empty cars at the interchange
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/9/2008  Upload Date: 4/2/2009 5:27:17 PM
Location:  Lee Hall, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAX 4616(GP10)
Views:  791   Comments: 0
A rebel without a cause
Title:  A rebel without a cause
Description:  Now used as a tool car, this box car was supposed to be part of a NORAD nuclear war response train that would travel the country, with warheads. When communism fell this plan fell through with it and the train never saw action.
Photo Date:  9/14/2008  Upload Date: 9/14/2008 3:34:04 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  2366   Comments: 4
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:  806   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
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Locomotives:  USAX 1663(80Tonner)
Views:  888   Comments: 1
1953 Magor Car Corp Flat in Hanks Yard
Title:  1953 Magor Car Corp Flat in Hanks Yard
Description:  In 1953 Magor Car Corp built the first 6-axle flat car for the US Army. The last "origonal" Army flat car at Fort Eustis sits in Hanks Yard with a tie load.
Photo Date:  1/10/2009  Upload Date: 1/10/2009 5:24:53 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  1162   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:  1757   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:  659   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:  629   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:  669   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:  1287   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:  611   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:  1789   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:  1766   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:  1716   Comments: 3
The Hanks Yard Job
Title:  The Hanks Yard Job
Description:  Utility Rail switches ammo cars around Hanks Yard. The tan building behind the eninge was constucted on the site of the old steam facility.
Photo Date:  7/5/2013  Upload Date: 7/11/2013 10:07:05 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  USAX 1880(GP10)
Views:  601   Comments: 1
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:  428   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:  1185   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:  329   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
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAX 4624(GP10)
Views:  346   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
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Locomotives:  USAX 4624(GP10)
Views:  441   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:  331   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
Locomotives:  USAX 4624(GP10)
Views:  1352   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:  365   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
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Locomotives:  USAX 1880(GP10)
Views:  330   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
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAX 1880(GP10)
Views:  113   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
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Locomotives:  USAX 1880(GP10)
Views:  96   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 five quarter ton 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:  Sealock, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAX 1880(GP10)
Views:  86   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 Grimes
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Locomotives:  USAX 1880(GP10)
Views:  104   Comments: 0
733RD Logistics Readiness Squadron, Utility Rail
Title:  733RD Logistics Readiness Squadron, Utility Rail
Description:  Joint Base Langley - Eustis was established when the 2010 Base Realignment combined the commands of Langley Air Force Base with nearby Fort Eustis. The joint basing saw the US Air Force take control of the railway operations, while the US Army would continue to oversee military railway training and certification. In summary the USAF controls the freight trains and the Army is responsible for all rail education programs.
Photo Date:  4/27/2023  Upload Date: 4/27/2023 8:21:44 PM
Location:  Ft. Eustis, VA
Author:  William Grimes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  USAF 1663(80Tonner) USAF 1671(80Tonner)
Views:  135   Comments: 0
Hanks Yard
Title:  Hanks Yard
Description:  View of Hanks Yard and railhead looking east 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:  1166   Comments: 3

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