This shot shows the enormous capacities of this 8 axle tank car. These numbers would indicate that a fully loaded car would weigh a total in excess of 525,000 pounds!!! Or roughly 260 tons. This shot also shows the sad news that the car appears to be at the end of the road. |
Date:
12/10/2009 |
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Columbia, AL Map ![Show Columbia on a rail map](/images/map_us.gif) |
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