28 ton railcar

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jockellis

Member since
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From: Just outside Atlanta
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28 ton railcar

Posted by jockellis on Monday, May 21, 2007 10:29 AM

G'day, Y'all,
Is there a modern railcar which weighs 56,000 lbs. or thereabouts. We don't have any tracks here in Forsyth County so I can't just go anywhere and look at cars.

Jock Ellis Cumming, GA US of A Georgia Association of Railroad Passengers

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CShaveRR

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June 2001
From: Lombard (west of Chicago), Illinois
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Posted by CShaveRR on Monday, May 21, 2007 11:11 AM

If you're referring to the light weight, there are plenty of modern freight cars that weigh either less or more than 56,000 pounds. Your modern aluminum coal gons weigh in at around 45,000. You can get tank cars weighing close to 50 tons empty. I haven't looked at precise weights for a given group of cars, but, with a little hint at what you're driving at, I might be able to help out further.

Carl

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