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A Renfe Class 251 passes through a tunnel in Tarragona, Spain.

The cab is an diesel locomotive and their and boiler and tender the hell with the tender do but it and error toy but I wish I real it loos so cool any comments about it and can anyone tell me what diesel and steam locomotive fuse to make this thanks

Strasburg Railroad, Ronks, PA - April 2026
All Aboard!

The first train of the day starting out from the station. Shot with a Sony A99II and CZ 24-70 f/2.8 lens, camera mounted on a RRS tripod & head with a 3 Legged Thing universal mounting plate.

I was recently on a small one day trip mainly at South Moravia region

Was changing "regular" trains and absolutely did not expect to see this.

I've seen it work the local in the town i live at, which is just the cement plant. Not sure where the tankers of chlorine came from.

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Kinda unusual to see a Norfolk Southern locomotive on BNSF trackage in North Dakot, but this was cool nonetheless!

Location:

TX Hill Country/I35 corridor.

4/3/25 4:06p CST

I’m curious about 2 things and I figured someone here would have some insight or more educated guesses than I. (Please forgive me for any terminology I’m using incorrectly.)

1.) If the entirety of the freight, is government property or army property, does that train get more priority than regular cargo? Like, if one train has to stop and allow another to go first, would this one get to go first, anytime that’s possible/logical?

(The TX Eagle is the only passenger train I’ve ever taken. In my experience, any and all cargo is prioritized over the it, lol.)

2.) Are these vehicles being transported to the gulf with the intention of using them in Iran? Or are they too old and just going to be parked at a different base or maybe going to a scrapyard somewhere?

Extra context: I didn’t film them but the vehicles were preceded by approximately 2 dozen freight containers that were all the same colors and size, with US Army stamps on them, and with 0 graffiti. (There was some writing here and there, and while it went by too fast to read it, it appeared to be functional;

more like labeling boxes when you move instead of artistic expression.)

Thank you!

I did a whole video on the experience as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qepQlZ8SbKY