Windmill train

[Thechief66]

Spotted in Colorado Springs on Sunday-a train load of wind generator blades, hubs, and main housings (not sure what the proper name of that is). Those blades are BIG-about 1 3/4 flat cars long! Pics aren't too good....cell phone, and the sun was behind the train.

[edblysard]

Nacelle is the word you were looking for, and expect another train in about four days.

[WSOR 3801]

Any idea why they put two nacelles on a 8-axle heavy duty flat, instead of one on a regular flat?  

I handled a few of these trains. http://youtu.be/mSoSHAT1jL4?list=UUPx_Z9FvKmC-YR1XRcXfrEg

Can't take the video whilst running...

[edblysard]

Ride control and car lease cost.

[daveklepper]

yes, ride control; no, car-lease cost, because heavy duty flat costs more than two regular flats

[mudchicken]

VESTAS

The nascelles come from Brighton, CO (UP - DP/Cheyenne Line)

The blades and rotor hubs come from Windsor, CO (OmniTrax GWR) on the former BN/C&S Greeley Sub.....Right now they interchange at Ft. Collins (sometimes Loveland), but eventually will connect at Greeley when a wye is rebuilt (virtually abandoned by BN who had no need to connect w/ former C&S predecessor GSL&P owner UP)

The towers come from Pueblo/ Southern Jcn (UP/BNSF)

The 60-80T general service flats do not have the decking or snubbers/suspension to handle the lateral loads. The 100-150 ton flats can handle the loads cleanly on top of the kingpins w/o binding.

[54light15]

We see those in Canada quite often. I once saw windmill parts on a barge in the Rhine river at Cologne.