i believe this is what’s standing out for DB:
“the accordian structure between car pairs”
he has a point. if it was just car transport, there’d be no reason for such connectors. just seal the cars.
Sten, That did have me concerned until it hit me that loading and unloading these things goes much faster if vehicles require only a single ramped entry/exit point for PAIRS of cars as opposed to setting up and knocking down ramps for EACH car.
I thought I read where they were 2-piece articulated cars, hence the gasket. I saw where one model railroad company was selling little replicas of those to train buffs.
http://www.trainweb.org/funnelfan/automax.htm
Articulation is for handling turns.... these things are huge.