[MilCom] Re: MilCom Digest, Vol 35, Issue 48

[JohnB]

For the past few days UH-60s from Barnes have flown
N-S along RR tracks that parallel Rtes 5/10 from
Northampton to Greenfield, MA.

I haven't detected any comms other than local Bradley
A/D and the towers @ Barnes or Westover.



--- Ben Russell <benrussellpa at yahoo.com> wrote:

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> > Message: 2
> > Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 19:04:39 -0500
> > From: "Ken" <rfinder1 at verizon.net>
> > Subject: [MilCom] ARNG Aero Railroad Track
> Surveillance & Security
> > 	Mission?
>  
> > Today at work (approx 1445 hrs local), I heard &
> than observed 2 UH60 helos 
> > flying at about 400 to 500 feet flying above the
> CSX railroad main tracks in 
> > Palmer MA.  Was out of my office in a different
> part of the building, so 
> > didn't have my scanner with me.  When I got back
> to the office, turned the 
> > scanner on but didn't monitoring any air/air comms
> or ATC comms.   Wondering 
> > if anyone else has obserfved military helos flying
> at relatively low 
> > altitudes following railroad tracks?   Perhaps
> this is another "homeland 
> > security" type mission that ARNG Aero assets are
> practicing for?
> > 
> > Ken
> > Springfield MA Monitoring Area 
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> My first guess would be that the train tracks simply
> made a good ground
> reference during a VFR flight or a training run. 
> There are a lot of railroads
> in Pennsylvania and I know a bunch of people
> involved in with the railroads
> here...nobody in this state has noticed any
> "homeland security" patrols as you
> called it.
> 
> The only RR I'm aware of that has routine aerial
> patrols is Amtrak.  Amtrak's
> "TrackStar" police helicopter patrols the Amtrak
> Northeast Corridor passenger
> line between Boston and D.C. and Amtrak's Keystone
> Line between Philadelphia
> and Harrisburg, PA (two of the few routes actually
> owned by Amtrak). The helo
> can be heard on VHF ATC freqs and Amtrak's police
> dispatch (161.295/160.365).
> 
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JohnB
Western Massachusetts - Pioneer Valley - USA


 
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