GEX 40005 - 40007

Description:

These depressed center open-well flat cars were owned by General Electric, and they were built by Thrall in December of 1963.

Specifications:

Capacity	700,000 lbs.
Light Weight
40005	203,700 lbs.
40006	215,100 lbs.
40007	212,000 lbs.
Load Limit
40005	741,300 lbs.
40006	729,900 lbs.
40007	733,000 lbs.
Number of axles (33" wheels)	12
Load Platform Length	32'6"
Car Length	88' 3"
Maximum Vertical Load Shifting ability	None
Maximum Horizontal Load Shifting ability (either side of car center line)	None

Photos:

The following photos were sent by Peter Jelito,he worked for General Electric as an Electrical Field Engineer.

Removable Side Sill car GEX 40005; seen at the General Electric Service Shop in Anaheim, CA in September 1982. To unload the transformer, the unit was jacked up and supported on cribbing (wooden blocks), where upon one side sill was unbolted and slid out of the way to skid the transformer out of the car’s well. This car was used for transformers, which were higher than being placed on a drop center frame car.

The following photo shows a transformer loaded on GEX 40006 at an unknown location in 1979.

The following photo is from my collection, it was taken on November 19, 1970 in Lehigh, MD.

The following photo is from my collection, it was taken on October 12, 1968, in Pittsfield, MA.

The following photo is from my collection, date and location unknown.

The following photos shows a transformer being loaded at Pittsfield, Mass., and then ready for shippment From the IEEE's, Transformers at Pittsfield.

Photos and articles in print:

Trains April 1964

Equipment Diagrams:

Related Patents:

None

Commercial Models:

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