a fish belly center sill and all steel floor. Miscellaneous devices are applied by members for special services. Cars in trailer service
use conventional draft gears. Cars equipped with auto racks, or equipped for saddleback service, military service or autoframe
service use hydraulic draft gears for end-of-car cushioning.
18. (KTTX) Same as Remark number 4. These cars are standard or low deck cars with hinged end and trilevel auto racks.
19. (LTTX) These cars are low deck cars in trailer service equipped with two hitches for the transportation of two trailers up to 40 feet
in length. Conventional draft gears for end-of-car cushioning.
20. (MTTX) (60 feet) The underframe is an all welded steel structure with a fish belly center sill. The wood deck is treated oak.
Hydraulic draft gears are used for end-of-car cushioning. The basic car is the General Purpose Car. This car has side and end stake
pockets, lading stray anchor along the side of the car, and on each side near the longitudinal center line of the car. The securements
to the underframe of the sid angles and longitudinal steel members adjacent to the center sills are so designed that these members
can be lowered for the installation of special tiedown channels for the Agriculture and Heavy Duty Equipment Cars. 85 foot cars are
equipped with special devices, side stake pockets, sixteen per car, and used for the transportation of up to 80 foot lengths of pipe.
Conventional draft gears are used on these cars for end-of-car cushioning.
21. (OTRX) Agricultural Equipment Flat Car. Same basic car as described in Remark number 20, except car is equipped with
special tiedown channels along the sides of the car and adjacent to the center sill on each side. Each outboard channel contains
twenty winches, while each inboard channel has twelve winches. The movable and retractable ratchet winches are equipped with
chain tiedown assemblies with 3/8 inch alloy chain having a working load limit of 6,600 pounds (proof test 18,000 lbs).
22. (PTTX) Bulkhead Flat Cars. This is the same basic car as described in remark number 20, (60 foot), but with a bulkhead applied
near each end of the car for the transportation of wallboard, plywood, etc. In addition these cars have special lading strap anchors.
23. (RTTX) Basically the same car as in remark number 4. These are standard or low cars equipped with trilevel auto racks.
24. (STTX) These cars are equipped with hitches and assigned to Freight Forwarders. The underframe is all welded steel structure
with a fish belly center sill. Two types of floors are used, an all steel floor and a combination wood and steel floor. Conventional draft
gears are used for end-of-car cushioning. The side sills are utilized as outside trailer guide rails, which extend 8 feet above the deck
of the car. The side sills are also stress carrying members of the underframe.
25. (XTTX) Standard deck cars equipped with four hitches for the transportation of 28 foot trailers or two trailers, one up to 45 feet
and one up to 40 foot in length. Conventional draft gears are used for end-of-car cushioning. The underframe of these cars is an all
welded steel structure with a fish belly center sill and all steel floor.
26. (XTTX) The G-89 (89 feet) is equipped with four hitches for the transportation of three 27 foot 7 inch trailers or two trailers up to
40 foot in length. These cars have a center sill which extends 8 inches above the deck. Attached to the center sill, on each side, is a
cushioned rub rail which acts as an inner guide rail. The underframe consists of a fish belly center sill with crossmembers. No side
sills are used on this car. The floor is a steel box section, one section on each side of the center sill, with longitudinal floor stringers
enclosed.
27. (ZTT,X) These cars are equipped with special side stake pockets, thirty per car, and used for the transportation of long poles.
Conventional draft gears are used for end-of-car cushioning. The underframe is all welded steel structure with fish belly center sill.
Two types of floor are used, on all steel floor and a combination wood and steel floor.
28. (TTAX) These cars are equipped with knock-down hitches, center rub rails, bridge plates, movable container pedestals and
hydraul draft gears. They may be loaded with two trailers, one up to 45 feet and one up to 40 feet in length or combination of various
length containers from 20 feet to 40 feet. A combination of a trailer up to 40 foot long and a container up to 40 foot long may also be
loaded. The underframe is an all welded steel structure with an all welded steel floor. The car provides a clear loading area 9 feet 0
inch by 89 feet 4 inches.
29. (TTEX) Car has a flush deck equipped with bilevel auto racks. Hydraulic draft gears are used for end-of-car cushioning. All
welded steel underframe with an all welded steel floor.
30. (TTCS) Flush deck cars equipped with movable container pedestals for the transportation of various combinations of containers
from 20 feet to 40 feet. Hydraulic draft gears are used for end-of-car cushioning. All welded steel underframe with all welded steel
floor.
31. (TTDX) Flush deck car equipped with sixteen movable screw type winches with 1/2-inch x 9 feet long alloy chain having a
working load limit of 11,250 lbs. (proof test 22,500 pounds. For the transportation of military vehicles loaded in a semi-saddleback
style. Hydraulic draft gears are used for end-of-car cushioning. All welded steel underframe with all welded steel floor.
32. (TTHX) Same basic car as described in Remark number 20, but equipped with eighteen heavy duty chain assemblies with 1/2
inch alloy chain having a working load limit of 11,250 pounds (proof test 27,500 pounds). These chain assemblies are attached to
castings which are retained in the side stake pockets of the car. There are nine per side, three at the center of the car and three over
each truck. This type of car is still in service but has been replaced by the HTTX. See Remark number 14.
33. (TTKX) Hinged End Trilevel Auto Rack on 89 foot 4 inch car equipped with hydraulic draft gears for end-of-car cushioning.
34. (TTRX) Trilevel Auto Rack on 89 foot 4 inch car equipped with hydraulic draft gears for end-of-car cushioning.
35. (TTX-101) This car has special hydraulic draft gear with 13 3/8 inches hydraulic travel and 1 5/8 inches rubber travel for car
cushioning. Container and hitch cushioning from hydraulic draft gears. Handles 20 feet, 24 feet, 35 feet and 40 feet on adjustable
pedestals. Contains hitches, guide rails and bridge plates for piggyback handling.
36. (TTX-102) Standard friction draft gears for end-of-car cushioning. Container cushioning consists of single rubber-pad-in-shear
per pedestal. Fore and aft pedestals work in unison through a tie-rod (travel 14 inches). Hitch cushioning is accomplished by rubber
pads in shear. Handles 20 foot and 40 foot containers on fixed pedestals. Car has hitches, guide rails, and bridge plates for
piggyback handling.
37.-(TTX-103) This car has standard friction draft gears for end-of-car cushioning. Container cushioning is obtained from two rubber
pads in series per pedestal and acting in shear. All pedestals act independently (travel 20 inches). Hitch cushioning is through
rubber pads in shear. Handles 40 foot containers only on fixed pedestals. Hitches, guide rails, and bridge plates are available for
piggyback handling.
38. (TTX-104) Standard friction draft gears for end-of-car cushioning. Container cushioning is obtained from rub-rails connected to
rubberpads-in-shear having 14 inch travel. Hitch cushioning is through rubber pad in shear. Handles all lengths of containers on
adjustable transverse bolsters. Hitches, guide rails and bridge plates are available for piggyback handling.
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