Centerbeams

Designed to transport bundled building supplies, a center partition secures the product in place.

73 Foot Centerbeam

Commodities: Dimensional lumber, wallboard, fence posts

FeatureAttribute
CenterbeamReinforces the center of gravity, designed to carry bundled building supplies
Symmetrical LoadingMust be loaded with half the payload on one side and the other half on the opposite side
Cables on RatchetsExtend from top to bottom, then downward for a more secure load
Inside Length of Car73 ft.
Gross Weight on RailRange from 263,000 to 286,000 lbs.
Load LimitRange from 194,000 to 225,900 lbs.
Size of FleetApproximately 6,100

Union Pacific System-Rated Centerbeams

This list of Union Pacific controlled cars will rate as system cars as opposed to non-system centerbeams.

Car InitialSeries/ID
CRLE7474-7499
FDDMAll Applicable
HLSC2201-2249, 3000-3149, 2800-2804, 2806-2813, 2815-2837, 2839-2852, 2854-2862, 2864-2872, 2874-2875, 2877-2883, 2885-2899, 2582-2590, 2592-2599, 871522-871565
NOKL732887, 733225 - 733324, 733654, 734310 - 734354, 734375-734383, 734386 - 734484, 735450 - 735499
SERA73000 - 73050
TTZXAll Applicable
UPAll Applicable
WCRC7301-7376; 7500-7574

Loading and Unloading

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