On a Schnabel the Load becomes part of the car . the car is two sections which are bolted to the front and rear of the load . I believe the Schnab can have more axles
Several years ago, I was a telecommunications technician for Canadian National. One day, back in the mid 70s, I was sitting in our office in Geraldton, Ontario when a train carrying a huge power transformer went by. The transformer was carried on this sort of car and I could feel the ground sink under me, as the wheels passed by!
There are a few Schnabel cars in most developed countries, because this kind of job needs to be done everywhere. But not all lines have the carrying capacity for one of them and its load!
Great vid! Quite an operation... watch rooms front and rear of the flat car. What was the load - an Xformer? Note the lack of sounding a "Q" at each crossing.
I am very impressed with 4 engineering disciplines in this video. The mechanical, welding, civil, and chemical. All of this was built without computers. Thank you brothers.
They're not used the way they had been in the past. They're now used just for special functions such as this. They're also used as mobile offices for track crews.
That is awesome. That load it's carrying appears to be pretty wide, too. Is it too wide to pass another train next to it? Or does it just appear that way?
That is a dimension load and the height, weight and width is specified for clearances of things above and both sides (bridges and wires above, signs, signals, bridge supporting structures, etc. Some loads require stuff to be moved and track to be realigned. Anything to please the customer.
@@glennfoster2423 Exactly... No different than the way overdimensional loads are routed on roads, for it is very, very rarely along the shortest routes between two points.
I thought locomotives had to sound their horns at grade crossings in a prescribed manner: long, two shorts and constant through the crossing.....here, there's no horn at all. I'm sure there's a simple explanation. I hope there is. I'm just a simple man. btw, Happy New Year!
@Harry_Gurvich The City of St. Louis has a very old horn ban which got grandfathered in when the rules changed. However, I would agree that they should regardless.
@@scottn940 I didn't know any city could over-ride what I assume would be Federal Rail Regulations since rails are interstate....well, thanks for your reply and for this amazing footage
@@Harry_Gurvich many towns do, it's called a quiet zone, there are certain requirements they have to do like building concrete medians and extra gates, even small towns have them, for example Beach north Dakota has two whistle free crossings
The mighty “Schnabel” - when the absolutely enormous, positively has to get there.
Superb job chasing this train!
That's not a Schnabel , just a depressed center flat
On a Schnabel the Load becomes part of the car . the car is two sections which are bolted to the front and rear of the load . I believe the Schnab can have more axles
Several years ago, I was a telecommunications technician for Canadian National. One day, back in the mid 70s, I was sitting in our office in Geraldton, Ontario when a train carrying a huge power transformer went by. The transformer was carried on this sort of car and I could feel the ground sink under me, as the wheels passed by!
Wow. Amazing catch. I’m pretty sure there aren’t too many other rail cars with 20 axles. That thing is a beast.
There are a few Schnabel cars in most developed countries, because this kind of job needs to be done everywhere.
But not all lines have the carrying capacity for one of them and its load!
Heavy Load Railroading at its finest. Greatly filmed from different angles. Heavy Thanks! 👍
Beautiful shots of this big load. It was frigging awesome. Thanks for sharing. Dave
What an amazing catch!!Love the UNION PACIFIC-BUILDING AMERICA 🇺🇸
Fantastic video, very interesting. Great locations. Nicely done!
Nice catch. Thanks for sharing!👍
They sure have a ton of faith in that 100+ year old elevated structure😮
My thghts exactly…..
when properly inspected, and maintained its easy.
That’s what I was thinking, but again that’s why so many axles to spread the weight out more.
Especially when that looks like a nuclear flask carrying spent fuel rods...
@@fx-studio its just 2 dozen nuclear warheads......
This car can carry a 953,600 lbs load and weights empty 476,400 lbs for a total max weight of 1,430,000 lbs
Great catch, thank you for sharing.
Now THATs a dimensional ! Thanks for sharing. Cheers
Holy Sch*t...😮
That's impressive!
Excellent video!!
@@ginog5037 thank you!
Wish I could have caught this one. Glad I've caught a similar one before. These are definitely different from what us railfans usually see.
There are "smaller" ones along Industrial Blvd. in New Castle, Pa. The idlers have 8 truck sets each!
Thanks For Sharing
Great catch. Now that's a huge oversize load.
Nice catch!
Nice Catch 👍
Those rails were screaming “get off”!
BRILLIANT CATCH 👍👍👍👍👍👍🇬🇧
@@robertbate5790 thank you kindly
Très beau wagon un vrai 👍
That was cool! 👍😎
Great vid! Quite an operation... watch rooms front and rear of the flat car. What was the load - an Xformer? Note the lack of sounding a "Q" at each crossing.
@@XY_Dude Some type of generator going to a power station in Eau Claire, WI.
I am very impressed with 4 engineering disciplines in this video. The mechanical, welding, civil, and chemical. All of this was built without computers. Thank you brothers.
google the car number. It's a heavy duty center depressed flat car , not a Schnabel. there is a difference
Schnabel can move load left or right and raise and lower the load, depressed flats cannot.
Who are you talking to? I don't see any comments calling it a Schnabel car.
@@whiteknightcat Load is resting on a depressed center deck. with a schnabel the load is bolted directly to each set of trucks
@@hawaii3100 We all know that! I'm just trying to figure out who "jimkruszka" was correcting with his original comment, as nobody claimed otherwise.
Pay close attention, because you will see workers on both ends of the car in the small booths operating the shifting equipment while it was moving.
I didn’t think cabooses were still used at all interesting to see one
They're not used the way they had been in the past. They're now used just for special functions such as this. They're also used as mobile offices for track crews.
I think MTH made one for o gauge so cool!
Interesting the even when tracks are angled around a curve, the load stayed straight upright.
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I wonder what the freight bill was?
24-Axels (14 in Front of Load). Wonder what Distance it was being Hauled ? Thanks Scott. 👍
First four axles appear to be carrying only the weight of the first depressed center car. Twenty axles carrying the load.
Wow indeed, that's some gross weight to move in one go!
Amazing what rail can handle.
Brilliant !
What is that "Generator"" used for.???
@marblox9300 I honestly don't know, other than it's destination is Eau Claire, WI. Might be destined for a hydro dam or some type of facility?
you sure thats a generator. Looks pretty compact, and special.
That is awesome. That load it's carrying appears to be pretty wide, too. Is it too wide to pass another train next to it? Or does it just appear that way?
@@derrickdonnelly8650 it can be shifted as needed for clearance. It passed several trains en route, but this was only done when they were stopped.
@scottn940 oh ok. That sounds like it takes a lot of planning and coordination then.
Gravity point for train center is slow. Slow make a big success journey. With much positive and forceful happiness.
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Is this the curve overpass where the movie Unstoppable was filmed?
@@flexvision2000 No.
thats crazy
why no horns on crossing approach ?
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@ScottSchuckman Supposedly it's a quiet zone, but some crews still sound it here.
Never knew about heavy hauling for the railroad
I wonder how much that is?
I’m guessing no more than 5,000 tons
@@reginaldbstewart395 I believe it can carry loads up to a million pounds.
Wonder why they took the train down to track 55 rather than just stay up on UP Main 1? Guess it was whatever worked out best for them.
That is a dimension load and the height, weight and width is specified for clearances of things above and both sides (bridges and wires above, signs, signals, bridge supporting structures, etc.
Some loads require stuff to be moved and track to be realigned. Anything to please the customer.
@@glennfoster2423 Exactly... No different than the way overdimensional loads are routed on roads, for it is very, very rarely along the shortest routes between two points.
It's a TRANSFORMER. Sheesh.
@davidhimmelsbach557 I originally thought that too, but a connection of mine involved said it was actually a generator.
Um-heepum-big car
It is a Schnabel car, I have never had one with observation spots before.
Can you even call that a flatcar any more?
@@FS2K4Pilot a flatcar on serious roids
It was originally, but bent by all the weight! 🙂
I thought locomotives had to sound their horns at grade crossings in a prescribed manner: long, two shorts and constant through the crossing.....here, there's no horn at all. I'm sure there's a simple explanation. I hope there is. I'm just a simple man. btw, Happy New Year!
@Harry_Gurvich The City of St. Louis has a very old horn ban which got grandfathered in when the rules changed. However, I would agree that they should regardless.
@@scottn940 I didn't know any city could over-ride what I assume would be Federal Rail Regulations since rails are interstate....well, thanks for your reply and for this amazing footage
@@Harry_Gurvich many towns do, it's called a quiet zone, there are certain requirements they have to do like building concrete medians and extra gates, even small towns have them, for example Beach north Dakota has two whistle free crossings
@@doct0rnic Interesting....well, I start the new year a wee bit wiser. Thanks. Have a good one!
You are wrong. The first car behind the motor is ( a depressed flat car the one with the transformer IS KN FACT a Schnable (sp)