SANTA FE TRIES "ARTICULATED SKELETON" FOR TOFC/COFC LOADS

A lightweight unit train of skeleton-car sections has been developed by Santa Fe for handling trailers and containers. The 51.5-foot segments, consisting of center sills semipermanently joined by articulated connections, are carried by a conventional truck under each articulation. The road is seeking a vehicle which offers low first cost, reduces locomotive fuel consumption, will reduce both loss and damage in either trailers or containers, and has the ability to accomodate 45-foot trailers.

• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Authors:
  • Welty, G
• Publication Date: 1977-3-28

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 36-37
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Volume: 178
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Articulated cars; Container on flat car; Lightweight materials; Piggyback transportation; Trailer on flat car; Unit trains; Vehicle design
• Identifier Terms: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
• Old TRIS Terms: Car design; Center sills
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00152672
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM