Super Size Me: Wednesday's Lunch Shot

[kenw]

As I came upon this I first thought it was stopped at the crossing in Rosenberg. Nope, just moving really, really slow over the crossing (UP/BNSF). Which gave me enough time to get ahead of it a bit before he poured the coals to it.

Details: 20 wheel flat BBCX 1000
Crew Car: Emmert International BBCX 1002
Engine: BNSF 4473
Thru Rosenberg, Tx on BNSF ~11.30am 1-7-2008

Heading north.....

it's a new personal best/largest in my collection at least.

Sorry that the full train shot #3 is poorly lit, see my lawyer to complain.....But I won't complain, being that it is January 7 and about 65 degrees and clear and I got out at lunch!

[kenw]

You can read more about it here:
http://southern.railfan.net/schnabel.../bbcx1000.html

like the 1 million lb capacity.........

[txrailfan]

Now that was a cool catch! You lucky dog... Didn't you get to see the big Schnabel run a couple years ago?

[kenw]

no, i missed that one, Bob, I know I heard about it but can't recall the reason i missed it.....

[April Blue]

Pretty sure that car brought the generator in for our ABB turbine in the early 1990's.

April

[kenw]

Originally Posted by April Blue

Pretty sure that car brought the generator in for our ABB turbine in the early 1990's.

April

that makes sense since it used to belong to ABB according to the site i linked in the 2nd post. That site has some really good info, and almost 200 pics of this car alone! For example, the center section shown in my pics is actually removeable and in that case the car then becomes a true Schnabel with the load bolted directly to the end supports. Evidently it makes frequent calls to the Port of Houston as a lot of the pics show it there and on the way to/from PoH.

[chimmike]

think that caboose housed "security" for whatever it was being transported?

[setxrailfan]

We're expecting a Schnabel car move over the BNSF/TIBR tomorrow. This could be the train. But, it sure is taking a weird route.

[kenw]

Originally Posted by chimmike

think that caboose housed "security" for whatever it was being transported?

Not sure about security, but they do have a crew that will operate the car's load-shifting mechanism when needed. The load can be moved left-right and up-down as needed for curves and clearance issues.

[kenw]

Originally Posted by setxrailfan

We're expecting a Schnabel car move over the BNSF/TIBR tomorrow. This could be the train. But, it sure is taking a weird route.

very well might be it, Mark.

This could easily be a route just to avoid issues in/thru Houston-proper, not only would it screw up all the rail traffic in Houston (like it could make it worse...), but imagine all the grade crossings that I guess would also need to be crossed at walking speed.....it would take DAYS to get thru town!

Altho I'm not sure what route it might take to get it "way over" there, I think the next interchange after Rosenberg would be Sealy and those tracks only go east as far as Katy. Perhaps to all the way to Somerville and then east to Dobbin?