NS 054 With Schnabel Car WECX 800

Schnabel car WECX 800 on NS 054.
The load is a steam Generator from Korea, heading for the VC Summer nuclear plant in Parr,SC. The train is seen at Devine Jct Columbia SC.
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[@Questicl3s]

I will be the first to admit that I don't know much about trains, but I absolutely love watching them. It honestly blows my mind on how much weight a locomotive can pull around with such ease. Thanks for the great video!!

[@SAXTProductions]

Thank you for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@jordanalexander615]

That's the beauty of the wheel in action. And those special cars apparently can hold almost a million and half pounds. As well as rotate as you can see to negotiate corners

[@schrap72]

You should see them load the Schnabel car. They do that the Port of Charleston (SC) often!

[@davidhaselhuhn4898]

i especially liked the Support Car for this massive load, and the way weight is transferred to a long length of rail. The video was a very worth while view. I enjoyed it, Thank You much.

[@SAXTProductions]

@David Haselhuhn, I thank you for taking the time to watch and I'm so glad that you enjoyed the video. If I remember correctly, I also snapped about 300 pics when the car through Columbia on this trip.

[@YahiaSaoudi]

It's very good video and beautiful sound thanks alot for the share. A friend from Tunisia.

[@SAXTProductions]

Thank you. I am so glad that you enjoyed the video. While I'm here in the states my interests in trains spans the globe.

[@cemedia4195]

Pretty freakin amazing! I understand the empty weight of the Schnebel car is 272 tons…so this cargo must be foolish!!! Great video and thanks!!🔥🔥🔥🥃🥃🥃

[@SantaFe19484]

Awesome to see a giant Schnabel car in operation!

[@peterp1158]

I'd like to see them loading or unloading the goods.

[@peterhanahoe4913]

excellent video, makes a fantastic sight, you couldn't even move the caboose here in the UK. Also, so nice to see video taken with a tri-pod, so much easier to watch than a lot of stuff out there.

[@SAXTProductions]

+Peter Hanahoe Thank you for those kind words. I enjoy watching trains in the UK and I'm equally impressed.I spent several days trying to figure out what East Coast the new Class66s were leaving from. Between Dawlish Beach and Rail Cam UK, I get my fill. Again thank you sir.

[@paulkirkmanMYTRAINS]

Awesome video. I have a model that is blue with black trucks. Thanks for putting this out there. Excellent research info for the avid modeler.

[@SAXTProductions]

+Paul Kirkman Thank you so much for your kind words. I have the Blue and Red car. I'm also custom building another and asking my self what was I thinking. Further, I have plenty of close up shots on my FB page.

[@DavesTrainsAndAutomobiles]

Now that would be really Awesome in G scale 😎👍

[@SAXTProductions]

even in HO scale the car is massive.

[@IdahoRailroading]

Quite an amazing catch. Not everyday you get to see the mega WECX 800 car doing what it was meant to do, haul mega loads. Thank you for giving us a rare glimpse at the beast.

[@sparky107107]

that has got to make for a long day for the crew. and a really tight fit under the bridge. WOW. super cool catch

[@SAXTProductions]

sparky it made for a very long day for everyone involved. The crew didn't sign off till around 3am the next day. Tying down a schnabel car is rather involved. When the train went under the bridge I was honestly expecting that to be the end of it. NS Really didn't plan the route regarding height.

[@digitalmoviedv]

Great work and video! Fantastic catch! Greetings from Italy. Ciao, Stefano :-)

[@captainkeyboard1007]

That was a nice railroad movie.

[@SAXTProductions]

Thank you for your kind words.

[@captainkeyboard1007]

@@SAXTProductions You are welcome.

[@captainkeyboard1007]

You are welcome.

[@shawnfloyd5757]

Great catch! This thing is a behemoth!

[@WideWorldofTrains]

Nice video thumbs up! That was a huge load to haul ive never seen that many axles around here

[@souptime9511]

Love it. I was recommended to see this video after seeig a 16 axel Car.

[@SAXTProductions]

+jacob piekarski Thank you for your kind words. If you like high and wide loads, check out my other videos. They are NS 053 and the CSX W999 series.

[@peterschiller2451]

The engine sounds cool in idle.

[@Wesman37hawk]

Great video&nice catch

[@TheRangerDamrod]

Came through East Point, GA back in November I believe but wasnt loaded and I wondered what it did. Thanks!!

[@SAXTProductions]

Thanks I'm glad that you enjoyed it. When you saw the car it was most likely coming back from Plant Vogtle.

[@waynewilliams4032]

That was close with the bridge wow

[@stevencaskey8502]

Wonder what this weighs. My father checked in 4 towers at Texas City Amoco refinery. They were 880 tons. 4 more were 1200 tones. They came in from the Amoco docks by trailer. The trailer had 110 tires. Special road was built to handle the load.

[@SAXTProductions]

625 tons with out the saddle and 680 tons with the saddle.

[@stevencaskey8502]

@@SAXTProductions Thanks

[@megatrains]

Just subscribed!!!! Nice catches!!!

[@guyhartsel8797]

Wow that car is impressive

[@TrainsOhio]

Awesome catch!

[@SAXTProductions]

thank you, buddy.

[@waynewilliams4032]

Wiper blade design I knew the caboose would be brought back

[@captainkeyboard1007]

I wish the caboose was not replaced.

[@tombrandt4703]

That was worth waiting for! Now I can go have something to eat! ==== 6 /21

[@SAXTProductions]

make sure to have a cold beverage when you do. Also thanks for the compliment.

[@wasatchrangerailway6921]

now that's a neat video and I've seen a lot of 'em

[@SAXTProductions]

+Wasatch Range Railway Thank you very much for your kind words.

[@tractorsmachinesro1405]

Big like from Romania....TRue rail work....I like it....

[@SAXTProductions]

Thank you. I'm glad that you liked it

[@allaboardfun4543]

Awesome catch, super cool rolling stock (and load). We would love to see a schnabel car in person one day. Was the crew shifting/adjusting the load when the train stops towards the beginning of the video?

[@SAXTProductions]

yes. With this being the first run of the car through Columbia the crews were being extra careful. The car can shift side to side and lower or raise depending on the need.

[@dalehedrick4530]

Awesome Job

[@callmewheels4806]

It appears to be the turbine section of the system and not the actual generator for the plant. Both the generator and turbine are exceptionally heavy but the geometry says turbine.

[@SAXTProductions]

contrary to your opinion, this is the steam generator.

[@whitedomerobert]

Dripping sweet but equal to the task. The working men and women who are the players, planners, drivers and secretaries of America, those that ride and walk the ballast, YEA, they execute and finish the job.

[@singhravi9969]

Weight of the cargo being transported?????

[@SAXTProductions]

I had to look back through my photos of the move. The weight of the Nuclear is 626 tons with out the cradle and 685 tons with the cradle.

[@singhravi9969]

@@SAXTProductions Thnxx👍🙏

[@TBoy205]

when you have to drive the entire route in slow speed mode

[@IACUnited13]

Half passenger, half manager. All trouble.

[@geoffreylee5199]

Says something when a giant load crosses the Pacific Ocean up the east coast to South Carolina, but cannot be made in the country it is bound for …

[@missiontovenus123]

Why didn’t they just let some air outta the tires? (32:00) Works for trucks.

[@SAXTProductions]

Due to rates of "premium air" that railroads use for heavy loads, it is cost prohibitive to let air out of the all the tires. LOL

[@TheRantingCabbie]

I'm guessing the ride control frames are painted white so in case there's a derailed axle they can clearly see something is wrong from a distance.

[@SAXTProductions]

pretty much

[@thenekom]

Is this one still the biggest on the planet or did Kasgro one-up them? 36 axles is bordering on insanity, but hey if it works it works. What a behemoth.

[@SAXTProductions]

WECX 800 is one of the largest railcars in North America. The next biggest car is WECX 801 which Kasgro built.

[@Malakie]

Been a long time since I have seen a caboose on a train.. They actually still use them?

[@youraveragejoe2]

Mainly in tourist railroads and transporting cargo like this.

[@loganinnes-holmes7462]

I know In Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia occasionally use a caboose on the end of the load.

[@youraveragejoe2]

@@loganinnes-holmes7462 must've been at a railroad museum.

[@loganinnes-holmes7462]

No it was at the Norfolk Southern Weller Yard in Grundy, Virginia.

[@Bill_N_ATX]

You see them with oversized loads and high value cargo. A train is the only way to move anything this big overland for any distance. It’s why you will always see a rail next to any big power plant. The steam generators, turbines, and transformers just weigh too much.

[@RMSTitanicWSL]

Interesting..... most videos with this car have one locomotive and idler cars at each end plus the two cabooses.

[@dimievers5573]

I believe one or both caboose carry Gen sets . Tho I think either rail set have their own Gen set and compressor don't they ?

[@donutey]

Sad that the VC Summer plant was cancelled. All that effort for nothing.

[@LSuschena]

I was there when it was cancelled. Sad day. But they haven’t sold off the materials, so there’s a chance Dominion could finish it. Probably after Vogtle 2 and 4 go on line.

[@anthonybanks2979]

I LOVED THE INTRO !!!

[@SAXTProductions]

Thank you.

[@65gtotrips]

🔰 Is that popping sound the ties barking under the extreme load❓

[@SAXTProductions]

yes pretty much. The curve is very tight and even the 89 foot long auto racks squeel and creek going through here.

[@65gtotrips]

@@SAXTProductions 🔰 Hey 👋 Thanks so much for your reply👍

[@SAXTProductions]

@@65gtotrips no problem at all

[@jamesscalf712]

Talk about Squeaking by on that bridge WOW

[@SAXTProductions]

that was my thought when I filmed the move.

[@paul-andrelarose3389]

Of course, the handling of such a dimensional load would not be possible on a overhead electrified railway. 2021/04/19. Ontario, Canada.

[@daddywoofdawg]

so who buys the train car seems like a one-time-use type of car. for a RR to own.

[@SAXTProductions]

The car was owned by Westinghouse Nuclear before it sold to Kasgro Railcar Leasing. After a 20-year life span, the car was cut up for scrap metal. Now KRL 801 is roaming the rails. This type of car fills many functions. A quick youtube search for WECX 800 will show you plenty of videos of this car.

[@ryanwasson6898]

Wow! Awesome! Could someone tell me what kind of horn that is?

[@SAXTProductions]

after doing some looking I would say that the horn is either a K5LA or a K5LLA

[@jpsholland]

Rare catch. I dont know about the US, but in europe (the Netherlands) this rare transportations are always done at night when our very bussy passenger trains are reduced to just a few. In other words, if there is one to catch, you still cant see a thing.....

[@SAXTProductions]

we run high and wide loads 24 hours a day. Most are done during daytime hours.

[@michaelchristensen6884]

Plenty of room under that bridge!!

[@alejandroMotaguevara]

DEVE SER COMPLICADO TRANSPORTAR ESE TIPO DE CARGAS

[@SAXTProductions]

Sim, é muito complicado

[@mrtrainz14]

Sadly this car was cut up just couple days ago.

[@SAXTProductions]

it's very sad. I had a friend tell me about it. That sent me on a huge fact check mission. I was hoping the with bolsters reaching their FRA Mandated 50 year life span that those could be replaced. But sadly that was not the case. So now we have the schnabel car out there. That one may be going Cali very soon.

[@mrtrainz14]

@@SAXTProductions The schnabel car was here in Cali. The red one. That was the one scrapped. I heard there's still a blue one.

[@SAXTProductions]

@@mrtrainz14 very much correct. I have not been to pin down the location of the blue one. With my current work schedule, I'm not able to follow it like I would like too. BTW, Thank you for watching and your kind words.

[@michaelj.palanchi2363]

@@SAXTProductions p

[@JK-cs1be]

The blue one I think was in a accident in the Carolinas not sure

[@DAMOOSESQUADDJs]

Would this make it through tunnels

[@SAXTProductions]

considering the size of the car (even when empty) there is a high likely hood that unless the tunnel tracked and modified for double-stack service that it would not. Current FRA regulations station that it can not pass another train on a passing curve. So if say BNSf or any carrier had a tunnel on the line that they were looking at using, it would need to be rerouted around said tunnel. So the short answer, on the side of caution, no it would not run through tunnels. Now if you wanted to have the HO Scale Bachmann model run through a tunnel just make sure that it would clear on the top and sides.

[@DAMOOSESQUADDJs]

@@SAXTProductions thanks thats alot of information yes i agree bnsf is got alot of tunnels

[@SAXTProductions]

@@DAMOOSESQUADDJs I'm not sure where your at, but I do know the car out California somewhere (yes I know it's a big state). I think that it's supposed to be coming back to Onofre but I don't have any dates.

[@choochoo3985]

Can sure tell gen someone is paid by the hour and on overtime. Ha!

[@SAXTProductions]

+choochoo3985 no over time was paid. it ran for 12 hours and stopped.

[@stanwilson7566]

I enjoyed that, do you have any more?

[@SAXTProductions]

+Stan Wilson NS 053 and the CSX W999 Series CSX W999-17 Complete is the CSX Move of the GE 9Ha Gas Turbine from France that CSX made a big deal of.

[@Tinsby]

Nice video thanks for posting. I have to give credit to the engineman and his light and judicious use of the throttle. Oh yes the guy who unceremoniously walked right in front of your camera. Unless he was a buddy of yours----what did he think the camera and tripod were for??

[@SAXTProductions]

the guy in the reflective vest is actually the director for the SC Ports Authority. Cameras and such mean nothing to him.

[@TheMetalButcher]

Can they go any slower?

[@SAXTProductions]

I'm sure they could go a lot slower. Considering the size of the car, and load along with objects close to the rails, they were doing exactly what needed to be done.

[@DOUL80]

Intéressant

[@stevemccann3976]

Was this all shot in slow motion?

[@SAXTProductions]

while it would appear that way, the answer is no.

[@DieyoungDiefast]

I always thought the steam generator at a nuclear plant was the reactor :)

[@andrewlucia865]

On some reactors it is, mostly Boiling Water Reactors (BWR's). Most nuclear reactors these days are PWR's (Pressurized Water Reactors) however, and those don't have any steam flowing through the reactor itself. In fact, the water in the reactor vessels themselves is pressurized specifically to prevent boiling inside the reactors. Instead, they pump the pressurized water circulating through the reactor and the primary cooling loop into several massive steam generators, which generates steam in a secondary loop to actually be used in the turbines. Its a bit of a complex design, but its also easily one of the safest in use right now.

[@darkstorminc]

Look! A giant Pepsi bottle!

[@williamgleaves1954]

Its a shame that the VC Summer nuclear plant was subsequently canceled and this steam generator is now junk. Scrap.

[@StaySafeLiveHealthy]

wow

[@DJ_Tasha_Nicole]

The blips and artifacting starting at @13:00 and forwards is likely from radiation from testing/manufacturing the generator unit

[@DJ_Tasha_Nicole]

or its snowing?

[@SAXTProductions]

@@DJ_Tasha_Nicole actually it was raining that day.

[@adilsondonato9716]

Adilson 🙏🙏

[@robertfeeley9738]

Single pole high speed alternator. Heavy as fuck. Stator with one pole only. Needs to spin at 7200 rpm. Have to be offload to ship of trains can't get to destination. Looks like hydrogen gas capsules for cooling and insulation. Light gas for low windage loss plus no oxidation on windings. Will not explode because of ix always less than threshold.

[@SAXTProductions]

UH did you read the description. You are so off base that I'm rolling on the floor laughing. Also hardly anything of what you said makes any kind of sense.

[@Padoinky]

@4:00 pee stop?

[@SAXTProductions]

clearance check

[@haroldinsley171]

This train has to manoeuvre some tight turns and go under low cables. Every step has to be checked properly or otherwise insurance void

[@jerryvandyke9216]

@4:00 SAXT did not catch that

[@MrBoogyman1988]

what is that

[@SAXTProductions]

Steam Generator for the now closed VC Summer Nuclear plant.

[@ludwigstrauss3482]

There is the Mega Train TV show about this transport ;)

[@SAXTProductions]

That one features the same car but going from the Port of Savannah to Plant Vogtle in Georgia. This load came from Charleston and is going to VC Summer in Jenkinsville,SC.

[@johngee5817]

Looks like big ass Nuclear Reactor too me .wow that thing huge ! wonder if that's the biggest thing they can transport

[@SAXTProductions]

+John Gee It's a 632 ton Steam Generator. Also this is not the biggest load the car can carry. Thank you for watching.

[@kbno99]

It took forever

[@jerryvandyke9216]

Tracks must be in bad shape for the train to have to go thi slow

[@focusfrenzy9759]

they spent all that money building that steam generator and shipping it and it is rusting and collecting dust. abandoned likely to never do what it was built to do.

[@SAXTProductions]

With Westinghouse Nuclear out of business, and none of the components compatible with any thing that GE makes, among other things, this is one project that is likely to be nothing more than an expensive rust bucket with those of us in South Carolina paying the bill.

[@dannyhaley7610]

whats the weight on this load?

[@SAXTProductions]

682 tons with the cradle, 632 tons without the cradle

[@dphorgan]

Watch the video. Says right on the pressure vessel "682 tons."

[@volkerhermey4714]

Probleme müssen langsam fahren? Wegen veralteten Schienenverkehr?

[@SAXTProductions]

guten tag und danke fürs zuschauen. Der Grund für die langsame Geschwindigkeit ist, dass sich Objekte in der Nähe der Gleise befinden und die Besatzungen vorsichtig sind, damit sie sie treffen.