Eastern Railroad Discussion > CSX W992 - Generator on Schnabel car move.

Today's CSX W992-30 is a large generator move from GE Schenectady, NY to Seminole Electric in Palatka, FL.  Train is pictured at Homerville, GA on the CSX Thomasville Subdivision.

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Video of chase from Valdosta to Homerville, GA.

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Great to see this built in Schenectady. Not Mitsubishi.

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What was the routing of this out of Schenectady NY?

md Wrote:
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> What was the routing of this out of Schenectady
> NY?

Selkirk, NY (Empty) - Schenectady, NY - Syracuse, NY - Buffalo, NY - Cleveland, OH - Crestline, OH - Avon, IN - Terre Haute, IN, - Evansville, IN - Nashville, TN - Birmingham, AL - Montgomery, AL - Dothan, AL - Thomasville, GA - Waycross, GA - Jacksonville, FL - Palatka, FL

RFandPFan Wrote:
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> > What was the routing of this out of Schenectady
> > NY?
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> Selkirk, NY (Empty) - Schenectady, NY - Syracuse,
> NY - Buffalo, NY - Cleveland, OH - Crestline, OH -
> Avon, IN - Terre Haute, IN, - Evansville, IN -
> Nashville, TN - Birmingham, AL - Montgomery, AL -
> Dothan, AL - Thomasville, GA - Waycross, GA -
> Jacksonville, FL - Palatka, FL


Is this serious?

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> Is this serious?

Yes, why would I lie about it? I’m guessing the roundabout route was to avoid having a 25 MPH train on busy routes like the Fitzgerald Sub or coming down the A line via DC.

Posted from iPhone

RFandPFan Wrote:
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> Yes, why would I lie about it? I’m guessing the
> roundabout route was to avoid having a 25 MPH
> train on busy routes like the Fitzgerald Sub or
> coming down the A line via DC.
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> Posted from iPhone

That is the prefered high-wide route - seems most of not all larger high wides between North East and South East run via Avon, Terre Haute, Nashville, Birmingham.  Either traffic reasons as speculated or clearance issues.
 

scraphauler Wrote:
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> RFandPFan Wrote:
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> > > Is this serious?
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> > Yes, why would I lie about it? I’m guessing
> the
> > roundabout route was to avoid having a 25 MPH
> > train on busy routes like the Fitzgerald Sub or
> > coming down the A line via DC.
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> > Posted from iPhone
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> That is the prefered high-wide route - seems most
> of not all larger high wides between North East
> and South East run via Avon, Terre Haute,
> Nashville, Birmingham.  Either traffic reasons as
> speculated or clearance issues.
>  
yep it's all about clearances....the power bureau has powerful software that you can put loading gauge specifications in and it automagically generates a route with adequate clearance...though when you have done it enough, you just know what works

It was up in Ohio/Indiana about 6 days ago.

Posted from iPhone

Excellent coverage of both an impressive load and railroad equipment.Thanks.

Lot better than the other route that GE uses.  Schenectady to  Port of Albany and onto a barge or ship on the Hudson River.  Only the Russian ship had a problem as the ship rolled over and killed some sailers a while ago.

By the way, this is not a Schnabel  car which attaches to both ends of the unit you are shipping as part of the car.  This car just has a heavy duty platform that can be shifted side ways if necessary.  Schnabel car can carry a larger load..



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/16/21 04:10 by PlyWoody.

Yes I wish they would start selling a whole lot of these so the value of their stock would go back up

PlyWoody Wrote:
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> By the way, this is not a Schnabel  car which
> attaches to both ends of the unit you are shipping
> as part of the car.  This car just has a heavy
> duty platform that can be shifted side ways if
> necessary.  Schnabel car can carry a larger
> load..

It is absolutely a Schnabel car.  The deck is removable (the flat car is used to haul the deck when not in use) and the car can extend.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/17/21 09:55 by RFandPFan.