Loading on Special Purpose (Chain Tiedown) Flatcar

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devices and two center tiedown rails running the

7-7 Loading on Special Purpose (Chain Tiedown)

length of the car on each side of the center sill.

Flatcars

Table 7-3 presents materials and their application

a. The load shown in figure 7-3 is based on the

for securing HEMTTs on center rail chain-tiedown

use of CONUS center rail chain-tiedown flatcars

flatcars. These flatcars are for vehicles over 25,000

or similar types of flatcars. The flatcar shown is

pounds and vehicles up to 40,000 pounds inclusive.

equipped with special heavy-duty chain tiedown

Table 7-1. Bill of Materials for Blocking and Tiedown of HEMTT on CONUS General-Purpose Flatcar (Figs 7-1 and 7-2)

Table 7-2. Applications of Materials for Blocking and Tiedown of HEMTT on CONUS Flatcars (Figs 7-1 and 7-2)