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currently operating on North
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Schnabel car is empty, the two lifting arms are connected to one another and the car can usually operate at normal freight train speeds. Some Schnabel cars include hydraulic equipment that will either lift or horizontally shift the load while in transit (at very low speeds) to clear
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suspension chassis of substantial length to maneuver into a firing position over a short range, but depended on a pair of purpose-designed
Schnabel cars for long-range transport by rail. The same system was also used at the same time for the rail transport of the French
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of 1,417.5 short tons (1,285.9 t; 1,265.6 long tons). WECX 801 has the ability to shift its load 44 inches (112 cm) vertically and up to 40 inches (102 cm) laterally on either side of the car's center line. When empty, this car measures
247:(empty mass) is 370 tonnes (360 long tons; 410 short tons). When empty, this wagon is 70.6 m (232 ft) long. It can carry a load of 34.5 m (113 ft) long and 852.3 tonnes (838.8 long tons; 939.5 short tons). By comparison, a classic
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has only one bogie with two axles at each end, is about 15 meters (49 ft) long and carries a load that does not exceed 80 tonnes (79 long tons; 88 short tons).
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https://patents.google.com/patent/US4041879A, filed
December 1, 1975, issued to Charles R. Cockrell, with Combustion Engineering, Inc. as assignee, now expired.
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WECX 801 is empty, but only 15 mph (24 km/h) when loaded, and the system requires a crew of six operators in addition to the train's crew.
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The largest
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The Class Uaai low-loading wagon with special equipment is marketed Europe-wide exclusively by the heavy load department,
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Types of wagons according the manner in which they are loaded
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The second largest Schnabel car in service, owned by
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162:: Not self-supporting with through-loading bridge
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974:Vantuono, William C. (June 14, 2012).
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322:List of selected Schnabel wagons
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16:Specialized railroad freight car
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811:, of Nuclear Cargo + Service.
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1276:Passi, Peter (May 5, 2005).
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1338:Heavy Rail Transport Basics
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157:: Self-supporting load
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1040:Jentz, Thomas (2001).
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981:Railway Age
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900:transformer
695:50 ft
647:92 ft
629:61 ft
594:(250 t
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413:29 ft
394:64 ft
336:Tare weight
245:tare weight
227:. Built by
109:freight car
51:introducing
1568:Quarry tub
1557:Open wagon
1527:Hopper car
1515:Flat wagon
1453:RoadRailer
1239:"CEBX 800"
1206:2009-02-19
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954:References
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720:398 t
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672:317 t
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544:230 t
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502:190 t
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438:157 t
435:Uaai 820
376:159 t
302:Karl-Gerät
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133:Australia
1709:Category
1644:Crew car
1573:Rollbock
1552:Modalohr
1542:Minecart
1463:Tank car
1436:Milk car
1410:Coil car
1389:Autorack
1164:uaai-839
1153:Uaai 838
1142:Uaai 837
1131:Uaai 836
1120:Uaai 831
1109:Uaai 823
1098:Uaai 821
1087:Uaai 820
1076:Uaai 812
1065:Uaai 812
942:See also
345:Quantity
275:Schnabel
229:Krupp AG
194:; 356.8
127:, 25 in
123:, 30 in
106:railroad
59:May 2015
1629:Caboose
1521:Gondola
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815:Gallery
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255:History
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47:improve
1537:Lowmac
1394:Boxcar
1314:May 6,
1292:May 6,
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313:FCM 2C
249:boxcar
243:. Its
237:bogies
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182:. Its
176:trucks
139:Design
121:Europe
36:, but
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357:Bogie
233:axles
90:Texas
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