TEXX 1000 - 1001

formerly CEBX 100 - 101


Description:

These two - twelve axle schnabel cars are owned by BNSF Logistics, who recently purchased Transportation Technology Solutions. One of the cars, 1001 was rebuilt in 2015 By Transportation Technology Solutions. The cars were originally built for Combustion Engineering in April 1973.


Specification:

Capacity

700,000 lbs.

Light Weight

243,700 lbs.

Number of axles (36" wheels)

12

Empty Car Length

79' 2"

Maximum Loaded Length

131'

Maximum Vertical Load Shifting ability

12"

Maximum Horizontal Load Shifting ability (either side of car center line)

16"

 


Photos:

The following photos were sent to me by TTS, they show the results of the car rebuild in 2015.

Prior to the cars being purchased, they sat stored on a siding at Chanute, Kansas for a few years. These photos were sent by TTS.


The following photos are from my collection.

 

The following photos were taken in Minneapolis, MN, by Matt Peterson on March 1, 2006. The photos were found on rrpicturearchives.net


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.

schnabel3r.jpg schnabel4r.jpg schnabel6r.jpg schnabel7r.jpg

The following photo was taken in Gorham, Ill, it is from my collection.

The following photo was taken in 1994 at an unknown location, it is from my collection.


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.

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The following photo is from my collection.

 

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.


Announcment of the cars availability:


Photos and articles in print:

Publication Page DateTitle
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:

An HO scale model is available Concept Models. This is an unpainted resin model.