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<blockquote data-quote="Sandpatch" data-source="post: 831547" data-attributes="member: 10543"><p>You have a good eye for detail. These are called "articulated" cars and they don't separate the cars joined by a single "truck" (that's railroad-ese for a set of wheels). These cars usually have 3, 4 or 5 wells for double-stacked containers with each end having a normal truck and coupler. They are engineered like that to save tare weight and to reduce slack (run in and run out as brakes and throttle are applied) in the train.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sandpatch, post: 831547, member: 10543"] You have a good eye for detail. These are called "articulated" cars and they don't separate the cars joined by a single "truck" (that's railroad-ese for a set of wheels). These cars usually have 3, 4 or 5 wells for double-stacked containers with each end having a normal truck and coupler. They are engineered like that to save tare weight and to reduce slack (run in and run out as brakes and throttle are applied) in the train. [/QUOTE]
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