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Post by ztrack on Jan 15, 2020 7:03:41 GMT -5
With the release of the MAXI-I sets, we have put together a video on our test running and tweaking of the units. See this short video to learn more about these exceptional sets!
Rob
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Post by Rob Albritton on Jan 15, 2020 8:10:42 GMT -5
For the record, the voice is John Cubbin, not mine. And he did a really good job!
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Post by cwrr on Jan 15, 2020 10:42:07 GMT -5
Oooooh, I like the Maersk set!!
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Post by jojoba on Jan 15, 2020 15:37:06 GMT -5
This looks amazing.
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Post by jhrailroading on Jan 15, 2020 17:46:27 GMT -5
Very informative, not to mention exciting. I'd love to see more content like this in the future, giving the operational details of products. Keep up the great work AZL!
-Jason
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Post by BAZman on Jan 26, 2020 17:48:48 GMT -5
Note: adding MCZ's containers, which have the brass sheet for closing the bottom of the container (that no-one would ever see) can be placed in the lower well (2 brass strips in bottom container) to help lower the center of gravity and reduce the potential for wiggling containers.
While some preview MAXI announcements showed Containers, I assume from the recent 1st release that the containers are not included, hence the Ztrack post for Containers.
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Post by BAZman on Feb 1, 2021 22:13:57 GMT -5
What is the order (ABCDE) for the MAXI's ? I managed to get them out of order while showing a friend. The blow-molds seem to tell a story, with different lengths, axle and railing detents. Seems to be: B-C-D-C-A (top-to-bottom). Strange that they would not be in order (A-B-C-D-E).
906508-2, if that matters
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Post by billmock on Feb 2, 2021 0:35:32 GMT -5
Hi Jeff,
The order is "A-E-D-C-B" from front (A end) to back (B end).
Bill
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Post by BAZman on Feb 2, 2021 14:29:26 GMT -5
Thanks Bill. Looked at many sites (including the Gunderson-Greenbrier manufactures) for the order. Finally found it on Wiki Intermodal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well_car under the Multiple Unit Cars [3rd line]. " On both types of multiple-unit cars, the units are typically distinguished by letters, with the unit on one end being the "A" unit, and the unit on the other end being the "B" unit. Middle units are labeled starting with "C", and going up to "E" for five-unit cars starting from the "B" unit and increasing towards the "A" unit." Now, let me deconvolute it: A on one end. Got it. Other end is B unit. OK Middle cars are labeled 'C'. Nope. Why? Read the same sentence, pausing on the comma, after the "C", then read the rest of the sentence. .... for a five-unit starting FROM 'B' and increasing towards the 'A' unit. So B, then C, then D, then E. The last car would be the A. So, A E D C B. That's the interpritation of the text spoken order. But, what about the first part of the sentence, where it says "middle cars are labeled starting with "C" ?  |
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Post by dazed on Feb 2, 2021 16:33:19 GMT -5
Thanks Bill. Looked at many sites (including the Gunderson-Greenbrier manufactures) for the order. Finally found it on Wiki Intermodal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well_car under the Multiple Unit Cars [3rd line]. " On both types of multiple-unit cars, the units are typically distinguished by letters, with the unit on one end being the "A" unit, and the unit on the other end being the "B" unit. Middle units are labeled starting with "C", and going up to "E" for five-unit cars starting from the "B" unit and increasing towards the "A" unit." Now, let me deconvolute it: A on one end. Got it. Other end is B unit. OK Middle cars are labeled 'C'. Nope. Why? Read the same sentence, pausing on the comma, after the "C", then read the rest of the sentence. .... for a five-unit starting FROM 'B' and increasing towards the 'A' unit. So B, then C, then D, then E. The last car would be the A. So, A E D C B. That's the interpritation of the text spoken order. But, what about the first part of the sentence, where it says "middle cars are labeled starting with "C" ? - You have to have an A-end and a B-end. After that, the middle platforms are labeled in order from the B-end, so that they are consecutive aside from the A-end being the outlier. (that's the only way that they can be *in order* given that A and B have to be separated.)
- So the next platform in the alphabet is the first platform adjacent the B platform, as "C". For a three platform set that is it. (and in that case, C would be the true middle platform, which may be where the confusion comes from.)
- For four platforms, a "D" platform comes into play as the next platform after B-C and in-between C and A. (and yes, there are still some 4-platform sets of TTX drawbar-equipped cars out there, or at least there were fairly recently...some of the last 48ft cars left.)
- And 5 platforms yields--you guessed it--"E", located after B-C-D and between D and A. I don't think there have been any cars with more than 5 platforms in recent years...early on some articulated sets had as many as 10 platforms but those designs were short-lived. (diminishing returns of slack savings vs. maintenance, where 1 faulty platform takes 10 out of service.)
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Post by BAZman on Feb 2, 2021 22:13:39 GMT -5
After reading (and interpolating) the Wiki, I go it.
And the blow-mold tray they come in is B-E-D-C-A
I cut out the blow-mold bump dividers between the containers and well car, so I could leave the stacked containers in the cars. Its not pretty and I'm looking for a new package. For the shows, all the well cars sit in the N scale foam (on their sides) in the carboard Train Box trays. But I *REALLY* like the original AZL well car packs that CAME with 2 containers already in the well.
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