DODX 39915 - 39920


Description:

These twelve axle flat car are owned by the Department of Defense.


Specification:

Load Limit

600,000 lbs.

Number of axles

12

Car Length

70' 9"

Platform Length

50'

 


Location:

When the cars are not being used they are usually stored at the Mechanicsburg Naval Supply Depot in central Pennsylvania.

The Google maps view shows many cask cars, some without the casks.

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Google Maps link

Photos:

The following photos were found on RRPictureArchives.net. There are more photo posted there.



The following photos were sent to me by Zach Morrison.

The following photos were found on RRPictureArchices.net. There are more posted there with this load and cradle.





The following photo of a DODX flat car was sent to me by Rich Middlekauf. I caught this one "behind the fence" at the Navy depot in Mechanicsburg. Big car, odd looking cradle assembly.



Videos of the car in use:

At Petersburg, VA on May 21, 2011, at 3:34
Crossing the Rockville Bridge on November 11, 2009, at 1:14


Photos and articles in print:

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Equipment Diagrams:

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Related Patents:

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