RailroadTreasures offers the following item:   Association of American Railroads Section 4 Loading Misc including machinery Ope   Assoc of American RRs Section #4 Rules Loading of Misc. Commodities 1987   Association Of American Railroads Operations and Maintenance Department Mechanical Division Section No. 4  Rules Governing the Loading of Miscellaneous Commodities Including Machinery on Open Top Cars The Association of American Railroads Soft Cover 195 Pages Copyright 1987 The Association of American Railroads is engaged in an ongoing effort to keep these rules and loading patterns current with an ever changing business environment in North America. The focus is to provide the rules which will allow for the safe, uniform and economical shipping of commodities on open top rail cars. In establishing these rules, the AAR Open Top Loading Rules Committee relies on the collective effort of the Association of American Railroads, its member rail carriers, their shippers and the many vendors who provide services, material and equipment to the industry. Miscellaneous Commodities, Including Machinery INDEX TO FIGURES PART I Loading of Miscellaneous Commodities Fig No.Page Airplanes, boxedFlat cars 55103 Airplanes, boxesGondola cars 56104 Asbestos filler sheets, palletized, 10 ft. or less in length, 4 ft. wide x 21 in. highlengthwiseBulkhead flat cars  89168-169 Automobiles, boxed, weighing 6,000 lbs. or lessGondola cars 4492 Automobiles, boxedFlat or gondola cars 42-4390-91 Automobiles, boxesGondola cars with steel floors 45-4793-95 Automobile truck bodiesFlat or gondola cars 4896 Automobile truck bodies, horizontalGondola cars 4997 Automobile truck bodies, verticalGondola cars 5098 Automobile truck bodies, crosswiseFlat cars 5199 Automobile truck bodies, lengthwiseFlat cars 52-53100-101 Automobile truck trailersFlat or gondola cars 4189 BoilersFlat or gondola cars 16, 1745,46 BoilersFlat cars 1947 Boiler shells, tanks, or sections, 8 ft. long or over, lengthwise, one or more per earFlat or gondola cars  230-31 Boiler shells, tanks, or sections, less than 8 ft. longFlat or gondola cars 332 Boiler shells and tanks, 60 in. and over in diameterGondola cars 433 Brick, packagedBulkhead flat cars   86-87164-167 Buildings or houses, not to exceed 500 lbs. per linear foot, fabricated or portableFlat car equipped with cushion underframes and/or end of car cushioning devices 120182 Car bodies, wrecked, Flat or gondola cars 38-B84-85 Cement or concrete slabs metal reinforced, loaded on edgeFlat cars 70142 Channels, pouringGondola cars 79153 Channels, pouring, with open endsGondola cars 80154 Circuit breakers 8,000 lbs. or lessFlat cars 1-C12 Circuit breakersOver 8,000 lbs. to and including 35,000 lbs.Flat Cars 1-D13 Compressors, with or without pneumatic tiresFlat cars 3881 ContainersPlacement on multiple unit container cars 105179-181 Cylinders, loaded or empty, 10 ton and 14 ton capacityFlat cars 1544 Electrodes and pinsGondola cars 83157 Electrodes, crosswiseGondola cars 84158 ElectrodesBulkhead Flat carsCushioned underframe 84-A159 Electrodes  Lengthwise  Bulkhead Flat Cars 84-B160-161 Glass, plate, boxesGondola cars 63-64128-130 Glass, plate, boxed uniform sizes, 12 ft. high or lessGondola cars65, 65-A131-133 65-B, 65-C134-137 Glass, rough rolled, packaged, two unitsGondola cars 66138 Glass, rough rolled, packaged, three unitsGondola cars 67139 GrindstonesFlat or gondola cars 75149 Grinder stones, pulpFlat or gondola cars 76-78150-152 Location of load, cranes, crawler type, method of determiningFlat cars 3477 Machines, cranes, rotating pneumatic tires, maximum weight 130,000 lbs.Flat cars 33-C74-76 Machines, cranes, rotating, pneumatic tiresFlat cars33, 33-A68, 70-71 Machines, cranes, rotating, pneumatic tiresFlat carsChain tie down 33-B72-73 Machines, cranes, rotating with boom detached, pneumatic tiresFlat cars 30-3265-67 Machines, cranes, shovels, etc., crawler type, on which body portion rotatesFlat cars 2250-51 Machines, cranes, draglines, etc., crawler type, rotating bodies, booms attachedFlat cars 22-C56-57 Machines, cranes, crawler type, crawlers removed, rotating bodies, booms attachedFlat cars 2560 Machines, cranes, shovels etc., crawler type, on which boom only rotatesFlat cars 2762 Machines, with boom attached and not extending beyond end of carFlat cars 2863 Machines, cranes, wrecking, shipped with booms supported exclusively by their cables 3578 Machines, cranes, derricks, etc., with booms attached, shipped on their own wheels 3679 Machines, cranes, derricks, etc.., shipped on their own wheels with boom detached, cables not removed . . . .3780 Machines, crawler type, rotating bodies, boom detachedFlat cars21, 22-B49, 54-55 Marble in slabsGondola cars with wooden floor and sides 73, 74147,148 INDEX TO FIGURES PART 1 OF SECTION 4 (Continued) Fig. No. Page Panels and Beams, prestressed concrete  Flat cars equipped with 15 in. minimum travel cushion under- frames and bulkheads 70-A143 Paperor pulpwood rollsFlat cars with permanent bulkheads 90171 Pipe, bituminized fiber, packaged, 6 in. or less inside diameter, uniform length, height not to exceed height of bulkheadsFlat cars with permanent end bulkheads 58-A112 Pipe, plastic, pressure and sewer, packagedFlat cars with permanent end bulkheads   58-B113 Pipe, cement containing asbestos fibers, 26 in. or less in dia., pyramidal formGondola cars 57105 Pipe, cement, containing asbestos fibers, 36 in. or less inside dia. height 10 ft. or less above floorFlat cars 58110-111 Pipe, cement containing asbestos fibers, 4 to 14 in., inside diameter, with or without couplingsFlat cars  57-A, 57-B106, 108-109 Pipe, clay sewer, lengthwiseGondola cars 81155 Pipe, clay sewer, 18 in. inside dia. and over, on endGondola cars 82156 Pipe, concrete, not over 48 in. in dia. or length, crosswiseFlat or gondola cars 59115 Pipe, concrete, having bell ends, lengthwiseFlat or gondola cars 60116 Pipe, concrete, plain endsFlat cars 61117 Pipe, reinforced, concrete pressureFlat cars61-A, 61-B,118-122 61-C124-125 Pipe, concrete, on endFlat or gondola cars 62126 Pouring channelsGondola cars 79153 Pouring channels, with open endsGondola cars 80154 Shovels, rotating, without crawlers, one or twoFlat cars 2358 Shovels, crawler type, rotating bodies, booms attachedFlat cars20. 22-A48, 52-53 Shovels, crawler type, crawlers removed, rotating bodies, booms and buckets attachedFlat cars 2459 Shovels, crawler type, crawlers removed, rotating bodies, booms detachedFlat cars 2661 Shovels, rotating, truck chassis, pneumatic tiresFlat cars 2964 Shingle bundles wrapped, palletized and non-palletizedFlat cars with permanent end bulkheads 85163 Stone, sawed on two or four sidesFlat or gondola cars 68140 Stone, sawed on two, four or six sides, with high tension bandsFlat or gondola cars 69141 Stone, large, single layerFlat or gondola cars 71145 Stone, granite, unfinishedFlat cars 72146 Tamping machine, railway pneumatic, with steel car wheelsFlat cars   38-A82 Tanks, boiler shells, or sections 8 ft. long or overFlat or gondola cars 230-31 Tanks, boiler shells, etc., cylindrical, sections of, less than 8 ft. longFlat or gondola cars 332 Tanks, and boiler shells, 60 in. and over in dia.Gondola cars 433 Tanks, small diameterFlat or gondola cars 534 Tanks, small diameter, light weight, under 5 ft. in lengthGondola cars 635 Tanks, small diameter, light weight, 5 ft. and over to 12 ft. in lengthFlat or gondola cars 736 Tanks, cylindrical, not exceeding 30,000 lbs., nor 80 ft. in length, and not subject to damage by stationary bolstersTwo flat cars 837 Tanks, cylindrical, on pivoted bolstersTwo or more flat cars 938 Tanks, small diameter, with flat end on floor when not exceeding twice the inside height of carGondola cars 1039 Tanks, small diameter, with flat end on floor when more than two times, but not more than two and one-half times the inside height of carGondola cars 1140 Tanks, small diameter, with flat end on floor when more than two and one-half times the inside height of carGondola cars 1241 Tanks, with flat end on floorFlat cars 1342 Tanks, LPG, cylindrical, emptyFlat cars 1443 Trailersloaded singleTOFC Flat cars 104178 Transformers, transformer tanks, circuit breakers and similar units, 35,000 lbs. or lessFlat cars  19 Transformers, weighing 21,000 lbs. or less, 10 ft. high or less, boxed, crated or skiddedFlat cars 1-A10 TransformersFlat Cars Equipped with 5/8 in. thick steel floor and cushioning device with 20 in. or more travel 1-B11 , TransformersFlat or depressed center cars with N in. or thicker steel floor with or without cushioning devices1-E, 1-F,14-19 1-J24-25 Transformers, 90,000 lbs. or lessFlat cars 1-G20-21 Transformers, 200,000 lbs. or lessFlat cars with nailable steel floors and cushioning devices 1-L28 I Transformers, 200,000 lbs. or lessFlat cars with steel floors V2 in. thick or combination wood-steel floors 1-N29-A, 29-B Transformers, 450,000 lbs. or lessFlat cars, wood floors 1-H22-23 Transformers, 650,000 lbs. or lessDepressed center flat cars 1-M29 Transformers, 750,000 lbs. or lessDepressed Center Flat Cars 1-K26-27 Trolleys, trackless and other motor vehicles, four wheelFlat cars with wooden floors 4088 Trucks, and other motor vehicles, four or six wheelFlat or gondola cars with wooden floors 3986-87 Trucks and Busses, motor, saddle back, with or without full mount unit-flat cars with chain tie-down assemblies, tie-down channels and special cushioning devices100,101,102172-177 Truck tanksFlat cars 54102 INDEX TO FIGURES PART 2 OF SECTION NO. 4 Loading of Machinery ReferencePage Anti-skid plates, method of application.Note 5186 Diagonals, application of, on leg type machines, to prevent end thrust of weight of bed from straining legs  Illus. 7193 Diagonals, reinforcing legs, outsideIllus. 8194 Floor blocking and bracingNote 3185 Lag screws, method of applicationNote 6186 Laminating, method of, skid members Note 7186 Method of laminating skid members  Illus. 14196 Reinforcing legs, alternate method, leg type machineIllus. 9194 Securing machinesNote 1185 Sheet metal enclosed structure type variation end frame supportIllus. 3191 SkidsNote 2185 Skid requirements, leg type and end frame machinesTable 1187 Skid requirements, flush base, circular pedestal and double column machines Table 2188 Skid, flooring crosspiece requirementsTable 3189 Skid, platform and crosspiece requirementsTable 4189 Skid platform arrangements, leg type supportsIllus. 1190 Skid platform arrangements, end frame supportsIllus. 2191 Skid platform arrangements, circular pedestal or single columnIllus. 5192 Skid platform arrangements, double column supportsIllus. 4192 Skid platform arrangements, rectangular flush base, superstructure with or without overhangIllus. 6193 Snubbing devices, location ofIllus. 13195 Snubbing machinery, anti-skid plate methodIllus. 10195 Snubbing machinery, anti-skid plate method with wedge blocksIllus. 11195 Snubbing machinery, lag screw methodIllus. 12195 Snubbing methodNote 4186 All pictures are of the actual 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