Custom built O scale depressed center flatcar modeled after the Siemens-Westinghouse KWUX 10 flatcar
This is a custom built O scale depressed center flatcar modeled after the Siemens-Westinghouse KWUX 10 flatcar.
This O scale railcar has 16 axles with a scale length of 124 feet 11 inches over the couplers. The model when completed is 35 inches long over the couplers. The depressed center portion of the model is a scale 35 feet long. The prototype KWUX 10 is a 16 axle railcar that has a load limit of 858,000 pounds. The prototype depressed center flatcar allows for adjusting the load to either side to compensate for overhang on curves. The prototype flatcar load also can be adjusted vertically using hydraulic lifters to compensate for variations in the track.