181 TON COAL GONDOLA (DESIGN STUDY)
The six-wheeled truck of Webpage 19 was designed to increase the capacity of either the articulated trucks of multi platform cars or permit the building of a very high capacity Gondola Car. A major carbuilder was interested in our car concept and asked us to carry the design far enough to propose the car to an electric power company to get a feel for its marketability. This was done and the resulting car design is shown in the accompanying slide show.
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Length over pulling faces 75’ 8”
Outside Width (Narrowed per Plate C) 9’ 10-1/2”
Extreme Ht. 12’ 10-3/8”
Light Weight 66,000 lb
Load capy 181.5 Tons
Clearance Diagram AAR Plate C-1
Gross rail load 429,000 lb
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