http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=312584
It looks a little different. It is a training car for yard workers to load and secure vehicles.
I’m witgh the guy on railpictures, how does it work?
Below is a link from a search for ttx double stack training car with reference to #110. There is a lot of information like this on the 'Net. Try it.
http://www.guilfordrail.com/xpress/2007Q4.pdf
Rich
Okay, so what is the clas son? Balancing weight? How a traincar works? How to confuse railfans? My head hurts.
Its exactly what the original post says it is, “It is a training car for yard workers to load and secure vehicles.”
There are cars like this one only taller called auto racks. They have two or three levels. The ends of the cars open up to let people drive automobiles or trucks into each of the levels or decks of the car. Then somebody has to go secure the autos or trucks to the car so they don’t roll around inside the car using chains or chocks. This car is used to teach the employees how to secure the vehicles.
Did anyone acltually read the article? It is loaded with different air brake styles and different styles of trucks. This is actually a rolling classroom for new students to learn how to do inspections on the cars and to be able to distinguish different features for the various types of equipment.
That’s what was confusing me. What the peopel said here, didn’t match the article. And I’m still not sure why the car says Double Stack training, since it has nothing to do with double stack.
My mistake. I searched some sites and I got some wrong information[banghead]. Someone could easily assume it would be for training on auto carriers since it says double stack. It does take some training loading and securing vehicles in these cars.
Thats what confuzzled me too. The car looks like it was made from chopping down a double stack auto carrier, maybe that’s where the name comes from?