DODX 38870 - 38896

Description:

These eight axle flat car are owned by the Department of Defense. They were built by Thrall from September 1989 to October 1990.

Specification:

Location:

The loaded cars are sent to the Naval Reactor Facility at the Idaho National Laboratory.

Google Maps link

More information on the process can be found here.

Photos:

The following photos were taken by Charles McGill. They are used here with Charles' permission. These shots were taken sometime in 1998 on the UP main in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon at various places between Kalema and La Grande. The eight axle cars with the silver casks are numbered 38872 - 38896.

The following photos were taken by Russell Underwood at Petersburg, VA, on Oct. 1 1993, and used with Russell's permission.

Many more photos are available on RRPicturesArchives.Net

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Videos of the car in use:

Two cars and a caboose at Bradford, Mass on December 9, 2015
Two cars and a caboose on the MEC in December 2014
Two cars and a caboose at Wabic Interlocker on Feburary 18 2012
Two cars and a caboose at Greencastle, IN on December 14, 2011, at 3:20
Two cars and a caboose plus two other cask cars during 1996, at 2:40

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Photos and articles in print:

None

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Equipment Diagrams:

None

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Related Patents:

patents are a good place to find diagrams.

Patent Number	Date	Title	Diagrams
4,901,649	Feb. 20 1990	Span Bolster Assembly	6

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Commercial Models:

HO Scale - Concept Models

 

N Scale - N Scale Kits

 

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