Submitted by ClockwiseOne09 t3_10rwut2 in springfieldMO
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i-touched-morrissey t1_j6yhqco wrote
I think that there were some going through ICT a few weeks ago on trains.
ho1doncaulfield t1_j6yios7 wrote
Checks out with the Ukranian flight someone spotted over Springfield the other day. Guess they’re (Ukranians) training on those tanks right now
lochlainn t1_j6ypzwt wrote
Roller skating along pouring kerosene on the ground is almost better gas mileage than tanks get. The literally get .6 miles to the gallon.
Morrow116 t1_j6ystq6 wrote
.6 mpg moving 16,000 tons of cargo. Try doing that in a semi truck.
Ask_me_4_a_story t1_j6yyrt5 wrote
IVE HAD IT WITH THESE MOTHERFUCKIN TANKS ON THIS MOTHERFUCKIN TRAIN
gatewayy t1_j6z0kgi wrote
I’m really happy someone’s brain also went to this line!
Kaleb_McClelland1 t1_j6z2k7k wrote
Oh dang
RawnsNeed t1_j6z6e17 wrote
I’m really angry that somebody beat me to it! Take my up vote and my post!
wrd159 t1_j6z703b wrote
How do you know there was a Ukrainian flight overhead? Do online flight trackers recognize military flights from other allied nations?
-lurkbeforeyouleap- t1_j6zcpy3 wrote
Tanks. Not trains.
whattheduce86 t1_j6zfw7p wrote
Are you sure this photo is from today? Similar was posted on fb group. It amazes me how many people live by train tracks and have never saw military equipment on a train.
iced-macchiato t1_j6zg9da wrote
We have an armory in Springfield. You can drive down Fremont/Pythian and see more if you’d like.
sourdoughbreadlover t1_j6zk89c wrote
Yes. Someone posted about it yesterday on this sub.
sourdoughbreadlover t1_j6zkfek wrote
Years ago at 6 am I was driving past this bridge and I thought I saw the same thing. I tried to tell family and friends but they didn't believe me.
Now I know I was right.
CaptainAricDeron t1_j6zmoyi wrote
This is probably more common than we would expect. I remember seeing this fairly regularly as a kid at a time when the country was involved in no overseas conflicts.
broncophoenix t1_j6zn6c5 wrote
Sounds like the tv edit of the movie, " these mother flipping snakes on the Monday to Friday train!"
Professional_Fox4467 t1_j6zqt7h wrote
They'd shit themselves if they saw the trains coming to and from Ft. Polk/JRTC lmao
Professional_Fox4467 t1_j6zr51s wrote
Civilians are funny
ClockwiseOne09 OP t1_j6zrlvn wrote
wrd159 t1_j6zrrbw wrote
Ah, I must have missed it
Apoc-Squee t1_j6ztp4v wrote
What’s the mission when is it gonna end? 💀
sourdoughbreadlover t1_j701hax wrote
ErisEpicene t1_j7072sa wrote
This is the content I come here for. We need more nifty stuff that happened here posts.
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kentfrostphoto t1_j7257eh wrote
A couple of years ago I saw them on the tracks coming up alongside Highway 60 by Marionville and Billings.
Professional_Fox4467 t1_j734bsf wrote
That's opsec
var23 t1_j74ghsi wrote
Trains get like 500 mpg.
Morrow116 t1_j74gyha wrote
Trains do not get 500 mpg, that’s a per ton measurement. So a loaded coal train ~16,000 ton, get about .03 miles per gallon of diesel.
Morrow116 t1_j74h26w wrote
I re read your comment. My apologies, I misunderstood what you said.
IreVike t1_j752w0z wrote
My work is right next to those tracks and it's pretty common. I've seen lots of military and crazy things on the trains.
NotBatman81 t1_j75g6pd wrote
Springfield airport is not large enough for the type of military transports they move tanks overseas with.
ho1doncaulfield t1_j76vgrk wrote
Right. There’s military bases in Kansas and Oklahoma where they do all kinds of training. That’s probably where the tanks are going. Ukrainians came to train on the Patriot Missile system just last month
booradly t1_j6y949u wrote
Train gets better gas milage than the tanks.