Question about some of Triple Crowns trailers. On their 53' trailers it looks like they have a pintle hitch in front and some kind of a recessed hitch under the floor. Any idea?
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Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by allis327, Nov 25, 2014.
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Should be for this.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoadrailerBlowcanner1975 and allis327 Thank this. -
Back in the 80s they had a few trailers leave the RR tracks before they learned to keep them on the rails.
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Yes, those are RoadRailers. Norfolk Southern pulls them. I must admit to doing a double take when I first saw then rolling down the track.
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Triple Crown is the only road railer fleet out there. It was a joint venture between Conrail and NS and now that Conrail is gone it's all NS.
I think Swift in the late 1990's early 2000s had a fleet of road railers riding the rails in California.x1Heavy Thanks this. -
Yes, the basically put train wheels (also called trucks) under them and connect them together to make a train. That is how the majority of Triple Crown roadrailers are moved via rail. They are some of the biggest POS you will see on the road. See them pulling out of the Triple Crown yard at the NS Rutherford rail yard in Harrisburg all the time. Many times when I was pulling tin cans I had to sit and wait for one to pass. View attachment 74818
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I'm surprised they can handle that much stress.
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IF you were God and playing with those real life train cars and accidentally knocked one over, the wheels axles and frame of them will stay on the rail. The body of the boxcar or whatever you knocked over will come off there as a complete unit. Its held in place by gravity only.skellr Thanks this. -
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