KWUX 101

Formerly WECX 101

Description:

This twenty axle schnabel car that was originally owned by Westinghouse. It is now owned by Siemens Westinghouse. This car, built by McDowell-Wellman Engineering Company, is still in service.

Specification:

Built	1967
Marked Capacity	1,046,000 lbs.
Load Limit	1,046,000 lbs.
Light Weight	529,000 lbs.
Maximum Gross Weight	1,575,000 lbs.
Number of axles (33" wheels)	20
Empty Car Length	115"
Maximum Loaded Length	154' 10"
Maximum Height, Empty	15' 1"
Maximum Width, Empty	10' 8"
Maximum Vertical Load Shifting ability	12"
Maximum Horizontal Load Shifting ability (either side of car center line)	14"
Minimum Curve (empty car)	38 ° 55' (150 foot radius)
Minimum Curve (car loaded without any horizontal shift of load)	20 ° 56' (275 foot radius)

Photos:

The following photo was taken at Conway yard, in December 2008.

The following photo is from my collection, unknown location in 2007.

Bill Howard sent these photos of KWUX 101 in Paris, Ont, Canada, taken during the first weekend in October, 2003. These photos are used with Bill's permission.

The following photos were taken by V. F. Skibo, and are used with his permission. The car has been repainted and the reporting marks changed from WECX to KWUX.

John Speakman sent me the following photos taken with his Sony Mavica. The pics were taken in Hamilton, Ontario at CN's Stuart Street yard.

The following photos were found on Andrew Roach's web page. This car is traveling with the LNAL caboose 076. These three photos were taken at the UP yard at Butler, WI on July 28, 2000. These photos are used with Andrew's permission.

The following photos were taken by Craig Bossler on March 28, 2000, in Lebanon, PA. These photos are from the collection of Greg Ajamian. These photos are used with the permission of both Craig and Greg.

The following photos were taken by Bruce Friedman in Avon, PA. on 03/27/00. The first was posted on alt.binaries.pictures.rail, and the rest were sent to me. There are some good detail shots here. These photos are used with Bruce's permission.

The following photos were taken by Greg Ajamian in Avon, PA on 3-26-2000. These photos are used with Greg's permission. Greg's photo show the same load in the same location, but the next day, as the shots taken by Bruce Friedman, above.

A very special thanks to Andrew D. Hudanish who provided the pictures below. These three photos were taken in Houston during Spring of 1997 by D.D. Lewis, PTRA Special Agent.

In some moves Westinghouse provides the cabooses, like the one shown above. I do not know who the photographer is to give credit to. I saved this image of off alt.binaries.pictures.railroad. I do not know if this car was assigned to the nuclear division, turbine division or to the large power transformer division.

The following photos were taken by Craig Bossler on August 10 and 11, 1993, in Alburtis. Belt Line Junction Reading, Temple, Blandon, and Lyon, PA. These photos are from the collection of Greg Ajamian. These photos are used with the permission of both Craig and Greg.

The following photo was taken by Craig Bossler on June 10, 1988, in Myerstown, PA. This photo is from the collection of Greg Ajamian. This photo is used with the permission of both Craig and Greg.

A collection of photos that appear to be from the 1970's..

Photos and articles in print:

Publication	Author/Date	Page	Comments
Classic Freight Cars, The Series, Vol. 6 Loaded Flats and Gondolas	Henry Maywald	61	Color picture in black paint
NMRA Bulletin	8/72	30	One photo, picture and plans of the WECX 102
Model Railroader	1/78	80	Two photos of an HO Scale model
Southern Railway in Color Volume 2 by Alton Lanier. Published by Morning Sun Books Inc. ISBN 1-58248-014-1.	7/19/72	18	One photo loaded with a generator

Equipment Diagrams:

The above diagram is from my collection.

Click here for blueprints.

Related Patents:

Patents are a good place to find diagrams.

Patent Number	Date	Title	Diagrams
3,744,434	12/25/71	Schnabel-Type Railroad Car

Commercial Models:

Concept Models

This is a resin model, with decals included. It can be made for either the 20 axle (WECX 101, 202) or 22 axle (WECX 102, 301) cars. This is a great models, with simple instructions and it is extremely easy to put together.

Concept Models also provides three custom loads, a reactor, generator and a transformer. These loads are prototypical depending on which car 20 axle (WECX 101, 202) or 22 axle (WECX 102, 301) is modeled.