This is what I suspected. Please note the large red sub-frames that are bolted to the ends of the reactor vessel and pivot at the center of each red heavy duty flat car. Again as suspected idler cars are needed at each end of the load. One hundred and thirty three tons of load is spread over twenty four axles in order to meet the Coopers Rating for bridge loading. Special routing is more than likely needed as this load will over hang somewhat on each end when going around curves, which is another reason why the two red cars are not coupled to each other. A load of this length can become a problem when passage through curved tunnels is needed. While a load being carried on a Schnabel car is placed between the two halves of the car, this load is so long as to make such a car unusable, due to extreme overhang in the center of curves.
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