Schnabel car

Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft is transported by a Schnabel car at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Consumers Power Company Schnabel car with an electrical transformer in Texas in 2008 Schnabel car with an electrical transformer near Koblenz in May 2009 Two Schnabel cars without loads in Japan A Schnabel car is a specialized type of railroad freight car. It is designed to carry heavy and oversized loads in such a way that the load makes up part of the car. The load is suspended between the two ends of the cars by lifting arms; the lifting arms are connected to a pivot above an assembly of pivots and frames that carry the weight of the load and the lifting arm. When a Schnabel car is empty, the two lifting arms are connected and the car can usually operate at normal freight train speeds. Some Schnabel cars include hydraulic equipment that will either lift or horizontally shift the load while in transit (at very low speeds) to clear obstructions along the car's route. There a... (see more)