PTDX 202

Formerly WECX 202

Description:

This twenty axle schnabel car is owned by ABB, and is still in service.

Specification:

Capacity	1,029,000 lbs.
Number of axles (33" wheels)	20
Empty Car Length	115"
Maximum Loaded Length	154' 10"
Maximum Vertical Load Shifting ability	12"
Maximum Horizontal Load Shifting ability (either side of car center line)	14"

Photos:

The follwoing photo was taken by Kenny Young on December 27, 2006. The car was near the end of the train which was westbound on the BNSF Thayer Sub and is seen on the trestle end of the Frisco bridge. Downtown Memphis is seen in the background.

The following photos were taken by Richard Boyce in the Houston area on Feb. 4, 2005.

The following photos were sent to me by Richard Boyce. Richard took these photos at the Robinson Power Plant near Houston, TX. These photos are used here with Richard's permission.

The following photos were sent to me by Don. They were take betwen Staunton and Mt. Olive, IL on September 2, 2001.

Fred Kaeppel sent the following photos.
"In 1990, while I was a systems testing EE at Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station (Cordova IL, near Moline), a new ABB/Westinghouse 965 MVA transformer arrived on PTDX 202 from Muncie IN.

It had been ordered in 1987 to replace the onsite GE spare transformer that we had to put in service when the original Unit 2 Main Stepup transformer failed. (Our plant was a 1971 GE turnkey facility, but by '87 GE Pittsfield had ceased production of large transformers. Only ABB Muncie could furnish the needed size.)

Because of the long lead time and critical nature of the two Main Unit Transformers, we always had an onsite spare."