Dynastack®
FreightCar America's Dynastack® is a 5-unit all steel mechanically fastened/welded car with container supports for two twenty-foot containers or one forty-foot container in each well. One forty-foot to forty-eight foot container can be stacked on top of the first row of container(s) in each well.
The 5-unit car will also have the capability to handle fifty-three foot containers in the top positions of up to three wells as applicable. The design dimensions of the car conform to AAR clearance diagram Plate H. The car is designed for a track gauge of 4'- 8 1/2".
Specifications and Dimensions |
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Dynastack® Container Car |
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Length |
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Truck Centers for Each Intermediate Unit |
610" |
50'-10" |
Truck Centers for Each End Unit |
605" |
50'-5" |
Over Pulling Face of Couplers |
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266’-10 ½” |
Total length Between Container Guides of Each Well |
482.125” |
40’-2 1/8” |
Width |
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Extreme Width |
119" |
9’-11” |
Minimum Width Between Container Guides |
98.50” |
8’-2 ½” |
Height |
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Coupler Height (Maximum) |
34.50” |
2’-10 ½” |
Rail to Top of Container Guides |
64.635” |
5’-4 5/8” |
Rail to Jacking Pad |
30.00” |
2’-6” |
Capacity/Weights |
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Railcar Lightweight (pounds) |
170,200 Lbs. |
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Maximum Gross Rail Load (pounds) |
801,700 Lbs. |
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Load Limit (est.) |
126,300 Lbs. per unit |
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Curve Negotiability |
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Coupled to Like Car (Minimum) |
250 Foot Radius |
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Uncoupled |
180 Foot Radius |
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