Post by riogrande on Jun 4, 2017 14:14:31 GMT -8
Trailer Train reporting marks from RMC magazine article (August 1990):
(I noted that the 89' flat car PTTX markings are not included but keep in mind the date of the article)
ATTX - 75' all purpose flatcar (center and side tiedowns)
BTTX - 89' flatcar equipped with bi-level auto rack)
CTTX - 89' low level flatcar equipped with partially enclosed autorack
DTTX - 265' Five platform, articulated well-type COFC car capable of carrying double stack containers
ETTX - 89'4" low level flatcar equipped with totally enclosed tri-level autorack
FTTX - 89'4" flatcar equipped with tie down devices for loading automobile or truck frames
GTTX - 85' and 89' General American built flat car equipped with collapsible hitches and bridge plates for transportation of trailers
HTTX - 60' Flatcar equipped with 38 heavy duty chains, snubbers and turnbuckles for carrying earthmoving equipment
ITTX - 89'4" flatcar equipped with special fold away pedestals and 62 tie down winches with chains and bridge plates for carrying trailer tractors saddle back style.
JTTX - 50 - 89'4" flatcar with misc devices applied for lessor special service
KTTX - 89'4" "Twin-45" standard level flat car with fixed hitches at both ends for handling two 45' trailers back to back (over head loading only)
LTTX - 89' Low level flatcar equipped with collapsible hitches and bridge plates.
MTTX - 60-85' 60 foot flatcar with stake pockets for gen service or 85' flatcar with 16 stake pockets, 8 per side for tansporting long pipe.
NTTX - 249' 5-unit articulated COFC car for transporting containers (spine car)
OTTX - 60' Flat car equipped with 36 chains, with snubbers each secured to movable and retractable tie down winches in for longitudinal channels for transporting agricultural equipment
PTTX - 60' flat car equipped with bulkheads space 48'6" apart for transporting plywood and wallboard etc.
RTTX - 89'4" "Twin-45/Tripple 28" standard level flatcar with fixed hitches on ends of car and retractable hitch at center of car. For handling two 45' or three 28' trailers (overhead loading)
STTX - 89'4" "Twin-45" standard level flat car for handling two 45' trailers, equipped with sliding bridge plates for circus style loading
TTAX - 89'4" Standard level flat car equipped with foldaway container pedestals and hitches for TOFC and/or COFC service.
TTBX - 89'4" flat car equipped with bi-level auto rack, rack can be either open or shielded on the sides but does not have roof or doors.
TTCX - 60' and 89' flat car equipped with container pedestals for COFC service.
TTDX - 89'4" flatcar equipped with 16 tie down winches with chains and bridge plates for transporting military vehicles
TTEX - 181'9" two unit TOFC car for hauling four 45' trailers or three 57' trailers (over head loading only)
TTFX - 187'6" four platform TOFC car capable of carrying four 45-trailers
TTGX - 89'4" flatcar equipped with totally enclosed bi-level auto racks
TTHX - 60' 60-foot flat car equipped with 18 heavy duty chains anchored to stake picket castings
TTJX - 68' 68-foot 100-ton flatcar equipped with 22 screw type tie-down devices and stake pockets.
TTKX - 89' flatcar equipped with hinged "B" deck tri-level auto rack. Rack can be either open or shielded on the sides but doesn not have roof or end doors
TTLX - 89' "Twin-45" low level flatcar specially equipped by participant railroads with container pedestals or fixed hitches for assigned corridor.
TTMX - 68' 68-foot 100-ton flatcar equipped with stake pockets and lading strap anchors for general service
TTNX - 89'4" flat car equipped with bi-level auto rack without end doors but with sides and roof panels.
TTPX - 68' 68-foot flat car equipped with bulkheads spaced 62 feet apart and 34 transverse tied down anchors with chains used for transporting plywood etc.
TTRX - 89'4" flatcar equipped with fixed tri-level rack without a hinged "B" deck. Rack can be either open or shielded on the sides but does not have roof or door.
TTSX - 89'4" flat car equipped with coverless enclosed bi-level autorack.
TTUX - 50'6" Single platform TOFC car with single axle trucks capable of carrying one trailer 40-48 foot and up to 102-inches wide w/ nose mounted revering unit over head loading only.
TTVX - 89'4" Low level flatcar equipped with tri-level auto rack with shielded sides without end doors and without or without roofs
TTWX - 89'4" Twin-45 standard level flat car equipped with fold away container pedestals and hitches for TOFC and/or COFC service.
TTX - 50'-89' flatcar equipped with one or two hitches for TOFC service.
TTZX - 64' to 76' 100-ton bulkhead car equipped with center partition and winch type tie down system for carrying lumber products.
UTTX - 256' Five platform articulated TOFC car capable of carrying one trailer per plat forum 40-48 feet and up to 102 inches wide w/ front mounted refridge unit, over head loading only
VTTX - 60' and 85' flatcar equipped with fixed container pedestals for COFC service only
WTTX - 89'4" "Twin-45" standard level flat car with two hitches for TOFC service
XTTX - 89'4" flat car equipped with 4 hitches for TOFC service
ZTTX - 85' flat car equipped with 30 stake pockets for transporting long poles or pipes
Of the 40,260 cars in service in 1978, the number of cars per reporting mark were as follows:
GTTX 2260 (6%) General American design
LTTX 1840 (5%) Low Flats
TTAX 5750 (14%) All purpose flats
TTCX 700 (2%) container flats
TTX 29000 (72%) trailer only flats
XTTX 710 (2%) four-hitch Triple-28s
July 1982 ORER:
TTX - 18,831 (AAR Type F877)
WTTX - 66 (Type F877)
TTAX - 11,416 (Type F077)
TTWX - 0
RTTX - 44 (Type V681 & V682) << Autoracks
KTTX - 44 (Type V681) << Autoracks
STTX - 359 (Type F877)
TTCX - 686 (Type F977)
TTEX - 0
April 1985 totals:
TTX - 17,492 (AAR Type P712 & P812)
WTTX - 943 (Type P824)
TTAX - 903 (Type P818)
TTWX - 13,496 (Type P829)
RTTX - 0
KTTX - 1,364 (Type P833)
STTX - 738 (Type P814)
TTCX - 674 (Type P736)
TTEX - 0
October 1988 ORER (corrected date)
TTX: 9,367 (includes some 85' and 50' as well)
TTWX: 14,500
RTTX: 5,400 (all types, including channel side)
KTTX: 2,750 (all types, including channel side)
TTAX: 0
WTTX: 2,180 (all types, including channel side)
STTX: 649
TTCX: 944 (only 445 are 89' cars)
TTEX: 129 (all types, including channel side)
October 1991 ORER
TTX: 2,112 (includes a few 85' and prototype cars)
TTWX: 14,035
RTTX: 5,099 (all types, including channel side)
KTTX: 2,352 (all types, including channel side)
TTAX: 2,201 (5 unit articulated all-purpose spine car)
WTTX: 1,283 (all types, including channel side)
STTX: 166
TTCX: 665 (only 171 are 89' cars)
TTEX: 197 (all types, including channel side)
Posted at MRH forums:
Sun, 2017-06-04 12:49 — ctown2gn19
So after crunching some numbers I figured out the percentage of 85' flats to total flats owned by TTX. This includes 60', 87' 89', 48', 75'. Of the 53339 cars that TTX owned, 12891 of them were 85' flats as of April 1970. Now this number is sure to change after April, as the ORER's are published quarterly. So 10 years later in 1980, the numbers maybe completely different. That said, here's the complete listing of all 85' flat road numbers according to the ORER. This does not mean that all of these 85' flats were used in container/trailer service either.
Hope this helps.
Craig
Special notes BTTX bilevel service
CTTX equipped with container adapters, trailer hitches and bridge plates,
GTTX hitches and bridge plates, built by General American Transportation Company
JTTX specially modified with miscellaneous devices
MTTX 16 stake pockets for long pipe (8 per side)
RTTX trilevel racks
TTX hitches and bridge plates for trailers
ZTTX 30 stake pockets (15 per side) for long poles
BTTX 100130 TO 101657
474337 TO 474945
476371 TO 476799
477004 TO 477270
478001 TO 478408
CTTX 473002 TO 477257
477352 TO 477364
477406
477411 TO 477506
477522 TO 479239
479325 TO 479433
GTTX 300000 TO 300313
300314 TO 300328
300329 TO 300613
300614 TO 300759
300760 TO 300769
300770 TO 301394
301395 TO 301494
301495 TO 301922
301923 TO 301947
301948 TO 302347
JTTX 100218 TO 100825
472533
474200 TO 474548
474552 TO 474652
474644
474685 TO 474704
474744
477098 TO 477705
MTTX 474564 TO 474982
100230 TO 102061
476609 TO 476999
477184 TO 477711
478011 TO 650941
RTTX 100253 TO 101646
474501 TO 474960
476610 TO 476844
477099 TO 477716
478059 TO 478474
479483 TO 479498
TTX 100000 TO 100330
100331
100333 TO 102287
102288 TO 102506
102507 TO 1026050
102606 TO 102776
471300 TO 471399
472000 TO 472999
473000 TO 473178
473179
473180 TO 473219
473220
473221 TO 473299
473300
473301 TO 473448
473449
473459 TO 473896
473897
473898 TO 474009
474010
474011 TO 474339
474340
474341 TO 474999
476000 TO 476997
477001 TO 477211
477213, 477214
477215 TO 477217
477218
477220 TO 477231
477232
477235 TO 477258
477259
477260 TO 477999
478000 TO 478999
479000 TO 479326
479321 TO 479356
479357 TO 479366
479367 TO 479481
479482 TO 479500
479501
479502 TO 479809
479810 TO 479844
650000 TO 650547
650548 TO 650798
650823 TO 650956
ZTTX 100226 TO 100779
650799 TO 650822
TOTAL 85’ FLATS = 12891
~ 24% OF ALL FLATS
Total of all kinds of flats owned by Trailer Train = 53339
(I noted that the 89' flat car PTTX markings are not included but keep in mind the date of the article)
ATTX - 75' all purpose flatcar (center and side tiedowns)
BTTX - 89' flatcar equipped with bi-level auto rack)
CTTX - 89' low level flatcar equipped with partially enclosed autorack
DTTX - 265' Five platform, articulated well-type COFC car capable of carrying double stack containers
ETTX - 89'4" low level flatcar equipped with totally enclosed tri-level autorack
FTTX - 89'4" flatcar equipped with tie down devices for loading automobile or truck frames
GTTX - 85' and 89' General American built flat car equipped with collapsible hitches and bridge plates for transportation of trailers
HTTX - 60' Flatcar equipped with 38 heavy duty chains, snubbers and turnbuckles for carrying earthmoving equipment
ITTX - 89'4" flatcar equipped with special fold away pedestals and 62 tie down winches with chains and bridge plates for carrying trailer tractors saddle back style.
JTTX - 50 - 89'4" flatcar with misc devices applied for lessor special service
KTTX - 89'4" "Twin-45" standard level flat car with fixed hitches at both ends for handling two 45' trailers back to back (over head loading only)
LTTX - 89' Low level flatcar equipped with collapsible hitches and bridge plates.
MTTX - 60-85' 60 foot flatcar with stake pockets for gen service or 85' flatcar with 16 stake pockets, 8 per side for tansporting long pipe.
NTTX - 249' 5-unit articulated COFC car for transporting containers (spine car)
OTTX - 60' Flat car equipped with 36 chains, with snubbers each secured to movable and retractable tie down winches in for longitudinal channels for transporting agricultural equipment
PTTX - 60' flat car equipped with bulkheads space 48'6" apart for transporting plywood and wallboard etc.
RTTX - 89'4" "Twin-45/Tripple 28" standard level flatcar with fixed hitches on ends of car and retractable hitch at center of car. For handling two 45' or three 28' trailers (overhead loading)
STTX - 89'4" "Twin-45" standard level flat car for handling two 45' trailers, equipped with sliding bridge plates for circus style loading
TTAX - 89'4" Standard level flat car equipped with foldaway container pedestals and hitches for TOFC and/or COFC service.
TTBX - 89'4" flat car equipped with bi-level auto rack, rack can be either open or shielded on the sides but does not have roof or doors.
TTCX - 60' and 89' flat car equipped with container pedestals for COFC service.
TTDX - 89'4" flatcar equipped with 16 tie down winches with chains and bridge plates for transporting military vehicles
TTEX - 181'9" two unit TOFC car for hauling four 45' trailers or three 57' trailers (over head loading only)
TTFX - 187'6" four platform TOFC car capable of carrying four 45-trailers
TTGX - 89'4" flatcar equipped with totally enclosed bi-level auto racks
TTHX - 60' 60-foot flat car equipped with 18 heavy duty chains anchored to stake picket castings
TTJX - 68' 68-foot 100-ton flatcar equipped with 22 screw type tie-down devices and stake pockets.
TTKX - 89' flatcar equipped with hinged "B" deck tri-level auto rack. Rack can be either open or shielded on the sides but doesn not have roof or end doors
TTLX - 89' "Twin-45" low level flatcar specially equipped by participant railroads with container pedestals or fixed hitches for assigned corridor.
TTMX - 68' 68-foot 100-ton flatcar equipped with stake pockets and lading strap anchors for general service
TTNX - 89'4" flat car equipped with bi-level auto rack without end doors but with sides and roof panels.
TTPX - 68' 68-foot flat car equipped with bulkheads spaced 62 feet apart and 34 transverse tied down anchors with chains used for transporting plywood etc.
TTRX - 89'4" flatcar equipped with fixed tri-level rack without a hinged "B" deck. Rack can be either open or shielded on the sides but does not have roof or door.
TTSX - 89'4" flat car equipped with coverless enclosed bi-level autorack.
TTUX - 50'6" Single platform TOFC car with single axle trucks capable of carrying one trailer 40-48 foot and up to 102-inches wide w/ nose mounted revering unit over head loading only.
TTVX - 89'4" Low level flatcar equipped with tri-level auto rack with shielded sides without end doors and without or without roofs
TTWX - 89'4" Twin-45 standard level flat car equipped with fold away container pedestals and hitches for TOFC and/or COFC service.
TTX - 50'-89' flatcar equipped with one or two hitches for TOFC service.
TTZX - 64' to 76' 100-ton bulkhead car equipped with center partition and winch type tie down system for carrying lumber products.
UTTX - 256' Five platform articulated TOFC car capable of carrying one trailer per plat forum 40-48 feet and up to 102 inches wide w/ front mounted refridge unit, over head loading only
VTTX - 60' and 85' flatcar equipped with fixed container pedestals for COFC service only
WTTX - 89'4" "Twin-45" standard level flat car with two hitches for TOFC service
XTTX - 89'4" flat car equipped with 4 hitches for TOFC service
ZTTX - 85' flat car equipped with 30 stake pockets for transporting long poles or pipes
Of the 40,260 cars in service in 1978, the number of cars per reporting mark were as follows:
GTTX 2260 (6%) General American design
LTTX 1840 (5%) Low Flats
TTAX 5750 (14%) All purpose flats
TTCX 700 (2%) container flats
TTX 29000 (72%) trailer only flats
XTTX 710 (2%) four-hitch Triple-28s
July 1982 ORER:
TTX - 18,831 (AAR Type F877)
WTTX - 66 (Type F877)
TTAX - 11,416 (Type F077)
TTWX - 0
RTTX - 44 (Type V681 & V682) << Autoracks
KTTX - 44 (Type V681) << Autoracks
STTX - 359 (Type F877)
TTCX - 686 (Type F977)
TTEX - 0
April 1985 totals:
TTX - 17,492 (AAR Type P712 & P812)
WTTX - 943 (Type P824)
TTAX - 903 (Type P818)
TTWX - 13,496 (Type P829)
RTTX - 0
KTTX - 1,364 (Type P833)
STTX - 738 (Type P814)
TTCX - 674 (Type P736)
TTEX - 0
October 1988 ORER (corrected date)
TTX: 9,367 (includes some 85' and 50' as well)
TTWX: 14,500
RTTX: 5,400 (all types, including channel side)
KTTX: 2,750 (all types, including channel side)
TTAX: 0
WTTX: 2,180 (all types, including channel side)
STTX: 649
TTCX: 944 (only 445 are 89' cars)
TTEX: 129 (all types, including channel side)
October 1991 ORER
TTX: 2,112 (includes a few 85' and prototype cars)
TTWX: 14,035
RTTX: 5,099 (all types, including channel side)
KTTX: 2,352 (all types, including channel side)
TTAX: 2,201 (5 unit articulated all-purpose spine car)
WTTX: 1,283 (all types, including channel side)
STTX: 166
TTCX: 665 (only 171 are 89' cars)
TTEX: 197 (all types, including channel side)
Posted at MRH forums:
Sun, 2017-06-04 12:49 — ctown2gn19
So after crunching some numbers I figured out the percentage of 85' flats to total flats owned by TTX. This includes 60', 87' 89', 48', 75'. Of the 53339 cars that TTX owned, 12891 of them were 85' flats as of April 1970. Now this number is sure to change after April, as the ORER's are published quarterly. So 10 years later in 1980, the numbers maybe completely different. That said, here's the complete listing of all 85' flat road numbers according to the ORER. This does not mean that all of these 85' flats were used in container/trailer service either.
Hope this helps.
Craig
Special notes BTTX bilevel service
CTTX equipped with container adapters, trailer hitches and bridge plates,
GTTX hitches and bridge plates, built by General American Transportation Company
JTTX specially modified with miscellaneous devices
MTTX 16 stake pockets for long pipe (8 per side)
RTTX trilevel racks
TTX hitches and bridge plates for trailers
ZTTX 30 stake pockets (15 per side) for long poles
BTTX 100130 TO 101657
474337 TO 474945
476371 TO 476799
477004 TO 477270
478001 TO 478408
CTTX 473002 TO 477257
477352 TO 477364
477406
477411 TO 477506
477522 TO 479239
479325 TO 479433
GTTX 300000 TO 300313
300314 TO 300328
300329 TO 300613
300614 TO 300759
300760 TO 300769
300770 TO 301394
301395 TO 301494
301495 TO 301922
301923 TO 301947
301948 TO 302347
JTTX 100218 TO 100825
472533
474200 TO 474548
474552 TO 474652
474644
474685 TO 474704
474744
477098 TO 477705
MTTX 474564 TO 474982
100230 TO 102061
476609 TO 476999
477184 TO 477711
478011 TO 650941
RTTX 100253 TO 101646
474501 TO 474960
476610 TO 476844
477099 TO 477716
478059 TO 478474
479483 TO 479498
TTX 100000 TO 100330
100331
100333 TO 102287
102288 TO 102506
102507 TO 1026050
102606 TO 102776
471300 TO 471399
472000 TO 472999
473000 TO 473178
473179
473180 TO 473219
473220
473221 TO 473299
473300
473301 TO 473448
473449
473459 TO 473896
473897
473898 TO 474009
474010
474011 TO 474339
474340
474341 TO 474999
476000 TO 476997
477001 TO 477211
477213, 477214
477215 TO 477217
477218
477220 TO 477231
477232
477235 TO 477258
477259
477260 TO 477999
478000 TO 478999
479000 TO 479326
479321 TO 479356
479357 TO 479366
479367 TO 479481
479482 TO 479500
479501
479502 TO 479809
479810 TO 479844
650000 TO 650547
650548 TO 650798
650823 TO 650956
ZTTX 100226 TO 100779
650799 TO 650822
TOTAL 85’ FLATS = 12891
~ 24% OF ALL FLATS
Total of all kinds of flats owned by Trailer Train = 53339
