LONG-WHEELBASE SPECIALIZED FLAT CARS. PROBLEMS AND WAYS TO SOLVE THEM

Features of providing railway container traffic with long-wheelbase flat cars in the 2000s are analyzed. Putting 80-foot flat cars into production is considered. The information about car-building plants that carried out (carry out) the construction of flat cars is summarized. The proposed ways of implementing high-speed movement of container trains are substantiated. The most effective organizational and design approaches to ensure the safety of high-speed container trains are proposed. Special attention is paid to the issues of making structural changes to the existing rolling stock. The main nodes of flat cars are identified, which are subject to improvement for implementing high-speed movement of container trains.