O Westinghouse Schnabel Car
Cars – the largest of which has 30 axles and is over 300 feet long when
loaded – were developed in the 1960s and 1970s to transport components
of electrical power plants, such as transformers, boilers, turbine
generators, and nuclear reactor vessels.
Most Schnabel cars have three distinguishing characteristics:
acts like a bridge between the two pivoting end sections.
loaded. After the load is delivered, the two end sections are fastened
together for return transport.
side to side – to clear a lineside obstacle such as a tree – or raise
the load when extra ground clearance is needed – when cresting a hill,
for example.
While the M.T.H. Schnabel car is the largest piece of rolling
stock we make, at 14 axles and just over 100 feet long it’s a
relatively small member of the Schnabel family, which consists of about
90 cars operating in North America, Europe, and Asia. Our model is an
accurate replica of car WECX 203, built in 1976 for Westinghouse
Electric’s Large Transformer Division in Muncie, Indiana. Like the
prototype, the two ends of the M.T.H. model can be fastened together to
travel empty, without their transformer load.
MTH Premier O Scale freight cars are the perfect complement to any
manufacturer’s scale proportioned O Gauge locomotives. Whether you
prefer to purchase cars separately or assemble a unit train, MTH
Premier Rolling Stock has the cars for you in a variety of car types
and paint schemes.
Virtually every sturdy car is offered in two car numbers which makes it
even easier than ever to combine them into a mult-car consist. Many of
MTH’s Premier Rolling Stock offerings can also operate on the tightest
O Gauge curves giving them even more added versatitlity to your layout.
