QTTX 131108 - 131120


Description:

This class of cars is owned by TTX Corporation. It was built by TTX at their Hamburg, SC facility.


Specifications:

Capacity

745,000

Light Weight

 

Load Limit

 

Number of axles (33" wheels)

12

Load Platform Length

45'

Load Platform Height

 

Car Length

 

Maximum Horixontal Load Shifting ability

None

Maximum Vertical Load Shifting ability

None

 


Photos:

The following photos were taken by David Graham on May 29, 2004 in Guelph. They are used with David's permission.

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The following photos were taken by David Graham on November 1, 2003 in Guelph. They are used with David's permission.

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The following photos were taken by David Graham on October 6, 2003 in Guelph. They are used with David's permission. The cars are shown here without their loads.

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The following photos were taken by David Graham. They are used with David's permission.

"Babcock and Wilcox sent a 500 tonne generator up the GEXR Fergus sub. Steve Host found it wyeing at the seldom-used Fergus sub wye in Guelph on GEXR 432, en route to Toronto Mac Yard, and let me know. The two of us chased it, leap-frogging each other along highway 7.



These photos were taken by Steve Host. They are used with Steve's permission. Steve took these photo on August, 24, 2003 in Guelph, Ontario.




The following photos were taken by Bill MacINTYRE on August 19, 2003, and are used with his permission.

"This afternoon CN made a special delivery to the Port of Toronto of a 400 ton steam generator - from Babcock & Wilcox. The steam generator was mounted on 2 -12 axle flat cars QTTX 131115 & QTTX 131117 & was accompanied by the caboose ETMX 2000."




The following photos were sent to me by Richard Boyce. They are used here with Richard's permission. The photos were taken at the port of Houston.

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The following photos were sent to me by Richard Boyce. They are used here with Richard's permission. He took them in the PTRA yard in Houston, TX.

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The following two photos were taken by John Bartley at the Port of Albany, NY. The first photo was taken during Feb. 2000 and the second on 2-23-2000. They are from the collection of Greg Ajamian. These photos are used here with the permission of both John and Greg.

 


Publications:

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Equipment Diagrams:

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Related Patents:

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Commercial Models:

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