Transport on Foreign Service Flatcars

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Table 7-4. Characteristics of European Flatcars

7-8. Transport on Foreign Service Flatcars

a. General. The forklifts can be transported on

Flatcar

Platform

Length

Width

designation

Capacity

height*

some foreign service flatcars. Table 7-4 presents

a few of the flatcars available in Europe that are

SSY

52-ton

31-ft 2-in. 10-ft 4-in. 4-ft 2-in.

suitable for transporting the forklifts.

(47.17 MTON) (9.50 m)

(3.15 m)

(1.29 m)

66-ton

31-ft 2-in. 10-ft 4-in. 4-ft 2-in.

SSYS

b. Materials. The materials required for block-

(59.88 MTON) (9.50 m)

(3.15 m)

(1.29 m)

ing and tiedown of the forklifts on foreign service

flatcars are essentially the same as those used for

*Above top of rail.

transporting the forklifts within CONUS. De-

tailed guidance is contained in the 4th Transpor-

tation Brigade Pamphlet 55-2, Tiedown Guide for

Rail Movements.

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