CEBX 100 - 101

Description:

These two - twelve axle schnabel cars were originally built for Combustion Engineering. They are now owned by ABB, and are based in Chattanooga, TN. They are still in service.

Specification:

Capacity	600,000 lbs.
Light Weight	243,000 lbs.
Load Limit	640,000 lbs.
Number of axles (33" wheels)	12
Empty Car Length	80'
Maximum Loaded Length	120'
Maximum Vertical Load Shifting ability	14"
Maximum Horizontal Load Shifting ability (either side of car center line)	16"

Photos:

The following photos were taken by Andrew Toland in the South Kansas & Oklahoma yard in Chanute, KS, on 12/10/03. They are used with Andrew's permission.

Nine photos of CEBX with a boiler load. Have not been able to contact the owner to get permission to add them here.

Th following photos were taken by Kennedy How. They were taken in the Columbus OH area in June 2002. "Unfortunately, I didn't have my good camera gear with me, so I bought a super-cheapie camera. I coulda spent even less, but the camera I bought has a wide-angle feature I thought might be interested. I bought a couple extra rolls of film, and I was off. The shots came out better than I expected, but not up to my usual standards of clarity.

The following photo was found on Chris Osterhus' web page. Chris' photo is used with his permission. Chris took this photo while in Mahoningtown, PA (near New Castle, PA...which is about an hour's drive north of Pittsburgh). "I'm just surprised that they look this good...considering that the weather sucked! I went up there mainly to ride the trains and look at the various pieces of preserved equipment, and to finally see UN tower in all its glory.. after reading about it for so long!

The following three photos were sent to me by Jim Temple and are used with his permission. These photos show the car lettered for ABB. They were taken after ABB purchased Combustion Engineering.

This photo, from my collection is posted with permission of Jim Brzostowicz & Wayland Brown. The car is still lettered for Combustion Engineering.

These photo's taken by Jerry Sires, are used with his permission and are from my collection.

Photos and articles in print:

Publication	Page	Date	Title
Railpace	22	1/02	ISS Rail - In the Heart of the Rust Belt (one photo CEBX 100)
NMRA Bulletin	36	2/79	Shipping a High-Wide Load - The Schnabel Car by Dick Knotts

Equipment Diagrams:

The above diagram is from my collection.

Related Patents:

patents are a good place to find diagrams.

Patent Number	Date	Title	Diagrams
3,841,275	11/9/73	Railroad shippable boiler	5
4,164,906	4/28/77	Schnabel Car Bogie	9

Commercial Models:

None