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Chapter 7. RAIL TRANSPORTABILITY GUIDANCE |
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 TM 55-2350-267-14
CHAPTER 7
RAIL TRANSPORTABILITY GUIDANCE
SECTION I. GENERAL
7-2. Maximum Utilization of
7-1. Scope
Railcars
This chapter provides rail transportability guid-
ance for movement of the M992 FAASV. It cov-
Additional cargo, as approved by the activity of-
ers technical and physical characteristics and
fering the items for transport, may be trans-
safety considerations and prescribes the mate-
ported with the vehicles.
rials and guidance required to prepare, load, and
tie down the M992 FAASV on open top flatcars.
SECTION II. TRANSPORT ON CONUS RAILWAYS
7 - 5 . Loading M992 FAASV on
7-3. General
G e n e r a l Purpose Flatcars
The transportability guidance contained in this
section is applicable when the vehicle is trans-
a. The vehicle may be placed in the tiedown
ported on CONUS railways. Consideration is
position on the flatcar by a crane, or it may be
given to single and multiple movements for the
driven or towed if a suitable ramp or bridge is
types of flatcars normally used in the movement
available.
of this vehicle.
b. After the vehicle is loaded and placed in the
tiedown position, handbrakes on the vehicle
7-4. Preparation
should not be set. The gearshift lever for the
For the FAASV to be shipped on a standard 50-
transmission must be placed in the neutral po-
inch high flatcar, the following items should be
sition.
removed:
a. Latch assembly, from left, right, and per-
based on a flatcar that is 10 feet 4 inches wide,
sonnel doors (store inside vehicle).
minimum.
b. Duffle bag shelf, left and right side (store
CAUTION
inside vehicle).
Do not allow vehicle to exceed 3 miles per
hour during loading or unloading.
c. Stowage basket on rear of M992 (store in-
d. Bill of materials for blocking and tiedown
side vehicle).
of the M992 FAASV on the flatcar is shown in
d. Stowage box on rear of M992 (store inside
vehicle).
with standard loading practices and provide for
e. Stowage box assembly on rear of M992
adequate restraint against the forces encoun-
(store inside vehicle).
tered during movements at normal speeds.
Blocking details are described in figure 7-4. Ap-
f. Commanders cupola (blocked and an-
plication of materials for loading and securing
chored to the railcar in a manner that will pre-
the vehicle on the flatcar is shown in table 72.
vent damage or movement in transit).
7-1
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