Largest freight cars of all time?

[Anonymous]

So, to the esteemed old timers among us, to your knowledge, have there ever been any freight cars larger than these schnabels?

http://southern.railfan.net/schnabel/schnabel.html

[chad thomas]

Lets see...what is the longest 5 well stack car ?....Or were you looking for another answer?
[8D]

[CShaveRR]

Remember, a five-unit stack car has only siz four-wheel trucks beneath it. Many of the large Schnabel cars have more than that, hence could carry more weight. I don't know if they exceed 300 feet (with load) like the five-packs do, but I don't think you'll find anything much more impressive than one of the Schnabel cars.

[chad thomas]

True, I guess it all depends on what you mean by biggest. Length,weight, volume.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas

...Or were you looking for another answer? [8D]

I don't think a 5 well stack is nearly as impressive as one of rhese schnabels..

But yeah, I was thinking "payload capacity" when I said "largest"

[dldance]

This car is not nearly as large as a schnabel or a 5-weel stack car but it is the largest tank car I've seen. It is at the Galveston RR Museum.

"Union tank car #83699, built in 1963 by Union Tank Car Company. This is the largest tank car ever built by Union. It is a 4 truck (16-wheel), 89-foot, 50,000 gallon, 104-ton capacity, LPG or anhydrous ammonia, 1-dome tank car. Donated in 1983 by Union Tank Car Company. Painted white. Introduced in 1963, this car received the Best Industrial Design award from the American Iron and Steel Institute in 1965. Painted white."

dd

[dharmon]

Here's a site with some other big cars:

http://railwhales.railspot.com/

Dan

[TH&B]

But is it a freight car?
http://www.hpwt.de/2Weltkrieg/Dorae.htm
It is a vary big rail car, at least for its time, at 1350 tons. It was standard gage but you needed double track! It was hauled around by very early deisel locomotives and I've seen it coupled up to regular box cars.

Just shove it over the hump!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

Here's a site with some other big cars:

http://railwhales.railspot.com/

Dan

Thanks man,...those are some "whoppers" Ca n you imagine if one of those behemoths filled with propane or other flamable got in a wreck in an urban area and managed to ignite?.....MAN!

Wonder if Ed, being the houstonite that he is has ever had to grapple with any of these?

[Anonymous]

How do they handle a curve?

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by 440cuin

But is it a freight car?
http://www.hpwt.de/2Weltkrieg/Dorae.htm
It is a vary big rail car, at least for its time, at 1350 tons. It was standard gage but you needed double track! It was hauled around by very early deisel locomotives and I've seen it coupled up to regular box cars.

Just shove it over the hump!

Yeah, thanks.

I had forgotten all about those big *** guns of WWI ansd WWII they were monsters.

USA built rail guns at one time too, didn't we?

[vsmith]

Not quite a freight car but it sure pack one hellova load![:0]



Yes, thats TWO set of tracks under this Momma, it's name: Dora [:X]
and Yes, it really DID exist!

More info[?]: http://html2.free.fr/canons/dora.htm