Other Large Flatcar Loads

Ed Duke sent the following detail shots of KRL 70893 & KRL 70991 with load for a dragline at BNI Coal in Center, ND.

The following photos were taken on March 17, 2004 by Richard Boyce, at Mykawa Yard Houston, They are used with Richard's permission.

CAT 994 Wheel Loader on ATSF 946131 taken by Richard Boyce at South Yard Houston, TX, used with Richard's permission.

CAT 844 Wheel Loader on HTTX 912491 taken by Richard Boyce at South Yard Houston, TX, used with Richard's permission.

CAT 793C Off-Highway Truck on HTTX 93068 & 93116 taken by Richard Boyce at South Yard Houston, TX, used with Richard's permission.

CAT 844 Wheel Loader on HTTX 93825 taken by Richard Boyce at South Yard Houston, TX., used with Richard's permission.

CAT Bulldozer D11R on PPU 30010 taken by Richard Boyce South Yard Houston, TX., used with Richard's permission.

The following photos were sent to me by R. Todisco. He works for LO.TRA.FER s.r.l. , a company of oversize rail transport, based in Bergamo, Italy.

Shipment of 10 reels dimension mm. 3600x3600x2500, weight 60 / 80 tons. from Brescia to La Spezia. This railcar is FS propety - 8 axle, capacity 126 tons.

N° 2 railcars 8 axle's loading reels of 80 tons in Brescia FS propety, playload 127 tons, n° 5 railcars in service. Type ("tavola 3520").

N° 1 railcar grey 4 axle type ("tavola") 3340 + n° 2 railcars tavola 3585 loading reels 60 tons. in Brescia. Tavola 3340 playload 62 tons. FS propety n° 6 in service. Tavola 3585 playload 59,5 tons. " n° 7 in service.

My train leave from Brescia to Milan

My train in Milano Porta Romana.

the train has arrived in La Spezia; final destination of the reels is Congo.

The following photos were sent to me by Richard Boyce. They are used here with Richard's permission. The photos were taken at SF YArd at Hobby Airport Houston, TX and PTRA Yard Houston, TX.

The following photos were sent to me by Richard Boyce. They are used here with Richard's permission. The photos were taken at Williston, ND along the Missouri River

The following photo was sent to me by Richard Boyce. It is used here with Richard's permission. The photo was taken at the port of Houston.

The following photos of a tunnel boring machine were taken by Mike Rocnik, they are used here with his permission.

"This came in this afternoon into CN's Macmillan yard in Toronto, our task was to remarshall it for departure on a Halifax bound freight tonight. This tunnel boring Machine came from LOVAT and was to be shipped to Italy Via Halifax."

The following photos were taken by Tom Daspit on July 24 and July 31, 2002 at Westinghouse in Sunnyvale CA. The load appears to be a large bearing for a ship. The switcher is a Plymouth. The last two photos show an inter plant flat car, Neither of these two flat cars can be used outside the plant. The retired SP flat car still has friction bearings.

The following photos were taken by Vince Wehnes on March 31, 2002. The pictures were taken in one of the industrial sidings behind CP's Ogden shops on in Calgary, Alberta. The photos are used here with Vince's permission.

These four Southern Railway cars (SOU 152111, 152128, 152040, and 152042), are delivering oversized equipment for a wood chip mill. These photos were taken by Tom Daspit in Santa Clara, CA.

The following photo was taken by John Bartly at the Port of Albany on 1-23- 1998. They are from the collection of Greg Ajamian. This photo is used here with the permission of both John and Greg.