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Why we'll never see the 4 axle 315k cars as the next "standard"
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From Railway Age magazine, August 2005 <br /> <br />Steel gondolas, 286K: 4.1 net/tare <br />Steel gondolas, 315K: 3.8 net/tare <br />Aluminum gondolas, 286K: 5.2 net/tare. <br />Aluminum gondolas, 315K: 4.8 net/tare <br /> <br />Analysis source: ZETA-TECH <br /> <br />Explanation: The higher the net to tare ratio, the more revenue cargo a car can carry relative to the light weight. <br /> <br />Bottom line - the 286k standard for four axle cars will remain the standard, and only an adoption of the three axle bogie will result in a greater load factor capability.
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