Eastern Railroad Discussion > Military Ammo Train & Ethanol with C&NW Patch (CSX - Hilliard FL)

This video was taken on Friday at Hilliard Florida on the CSX Nahunta Sub.  Military ammo train was bound for Busch Yard (Jacksonville, FL). 

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Nice, Thanks for posting !

Ed Stewart
Jacksonville, FL

I'm no expert and forgive me for asking a stupid question but I noticed in the video that the ethanol train had no rear buffer.  Is this not required?  By the way, a very good video.

You only need a rear buffer if there is a DPU locomotive on the rear.

MdRailfan Wrote:
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> I'm no expert and forgive me for asking a stupid
> question but I noticed in the video that the
> ethanol train had no rear buffer.  Is this not
> required?  By the way, a very good video.

A buffer car is only required between cars and locomotive (even empty cars).  When they first ran these on CSX they would put a buffer car on both ends so it was there for the return trip, now they use one and switch it at the plant.

Where/when would that amount of munitions be going?

Outstanding videocamera work... thanks for posting a pro-style video! Am a retired wedding videographer so I know good vid-cam handling when I see it.

Don
Honolulu