ABWX 20002

Formerly TETX 20002

Formerly CGEX 20002

Description:

This twelve axle depressed center flat car was originally owned by Canadian General Electric (1983-1987). It then went to a GE-Westinghouse joint venture called Transelectrix Technology Inc. (1988-1990). It is now owned by Asea Brown Boveri, Inc. This car, built by Maxson, it is still in service.

Specification:

Marked Capacity

700,000 lbs.

Number of axles

12

Car Length

96' 9"

Platform Length

30'

Maximum Width, Empty

11' 2"

 

Photos:

The following photo was found on the Canadian Freight Railcar Gallery web page. It was taken by Rob Archer on July 14, 2004 in Brampton, ON.

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I think that the following unmarked photo is that of the ABWX car.

F. M. Hageter, Jr. Collection from Craig Boosler, used with permission. This photo was taken at the Maxson plant.

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Photos and articles in print:

There is a photo of the car with its original reporting marks of CGEX in the book Illustrated Modern Freight Cras of North America, now out of print.

Equipment Diagrams:

None

Related Patents:

None

Commercial Models:

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