Modeling the Emmert BBCX 1000 Schnabel car in O scale
This railcar which is now owned by Emmert Corporation has a capacity of 1 million pounds. An O scale model of this car has been completed. See model photos.
EMMERT BBCX 1000
The car is now owned by Emmert International. In early 2004, Emmert purchased this car, along with others from Alstom Power Inc. Alstom acquired the car in its purchase of ABB in 2001.
The car was originally put into service in September of 1972 and was overhauled in 2002. The loading platform is 47' 6" with a load capacity of 410 metric tons.
The reporting marks BBCX were for Brown Boveri Corporation. The car was acquired by ABB (a result of a merger between Sweden's ASEA corporation and Switzerland's Brown Boveri Corp).
Specification:
Load Limit | 1,000,000 lbs. |
Load Limit with 47' 6" platform | 820,000 lbs. |
Number of axles (33" wheels) | 20 |
Empty Car Length | 115' 10" |
Maximum Loaded Length | 161' |
Maximum Vertical Load Shifting ability | 14" |
Maximum Horizontal Load Shifting ability (either side of car center line) | 23" |
