Schnabel Car Theodore 27Jan13.wmv

[@Wesman37hawk]

Great video&nice catch

[@whiteknightcat]

Child: Daddy, what IS that? Father: It's a piñata, son. It's stuffed full of candy!

[@ЦветомирДимитров-ь1ъ]

Браво, за това, че се използва железопътен транспорт за превоз на извънгабаритен товар, доста тежък...!!! 👍🤩😍👏Предполагам поне 4 метра широк, 6 височина, дължина 12 метра...?! 🤔🧐😳😐Ех, това е преимущество да няма електрификация, и нищо да не ограничава габаритите на натоварването, както по височина, така и по ширина...!!! Браво...!!! 👍🤩👏

[@trainman071]

thats a substation transformer about 300 to 400 tons

[@paullanyi516]

Yes . . That Video definitely needs to be Railfan Shared . . ! Good One !

[@bigjake4424]

High voltage utility transformer ? ?

[@clevelandrailfan9776]

Cool

[@kevinrichards3288]

A caboose wow, I thought those things phased out back in the 1980s when the FREDs took over.

[@softerimage]

They are used for specific jobs, most are closed off and used for long shoves. In this case, it's used for the crew that operates the car. At least that's my understanding.

[@whiteknightcat]

@@softerimage Mammoet, KRL, and other heavy haul companies do indeed use them to house the on-board personnel that accompany such loads.

[@TheRantingCabbie]

Would I be guessing correctly that the hopper in between the engine and the schnabel is some type weight buffer because the engine plus the schnabel together would be too much weight for a bridge.

[@softerimage]

TheRantingCabby , I'm not sure really. I know they use what I've heard being called idler cars, not sure what functions they have.

[@RailRide]

The idler car, in the case of a Schnabel movement, supplies additional braking power to deal with the extra momemtum of the payload. Same purpose as the hoppers that accompanied Big Boy 4014 as it was moved from CA to the UP shops.

[@TheRantingCabbie]

Thanks for the feedback.

[@michaelwood9922]

yes you are right on your assumption