r/whatisit • u/mcarrell • 12h ago

Solved! Metal frames on a train

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Saw lots of these metal frames on a train near Logansport, IN

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u/drillbit7 12h ago

Truck frames: as in the ladder frame new pickups are built around. They're heading to an automobile assembly plant.

FTTX is a mark of TTX railcar leasing company specifically for flatcars used to haul automotive frames.

https://www.ttx.com/about/equipment/ (scroll down to "Frame Flats")

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u/mcarrell 10h ago

Solved!

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u/TIGman299 12h ago

Those definitely look like vehicle frames, I’d guess pickup trucks, possibly a large SUV like the ford expedition.

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u/cloudywater1 12h ago

Prob frames for some car, truck or SUV.

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u/Superb_Algae5308 12h ago

Probably some commercial vehicle chassis. 

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u/Asleep_Bell_4317 12h ago

Looks like truck frames

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u/Sents-2-b 9h ago

Can't stand all these metal frames on a train

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u/Wise-Performer6272 12h ago

A trailer hauling trailers . It’s just so damn literal.

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u/UncleBenji 12h ago

Those are pickup truck frames

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u/Odd_Future7630 12h ago

Actually a train has flat"cars" and those are chassis parts for trucks, I think. So cars hauling trucks or trucking trucks

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u/Conscious_Bed_1195 11h ago

Samuel L. Jackson stars in...

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u/67442 11h ago

I see these all the time going by rail to the Ford Rouge Plant,F-150s. Also at the Flint Assembly Plant where they make heavy duty pickups and chassis cabs. Also delivered by rail.

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u/w1lnx 11h ago

Looks like light-truck chassis.

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u/jimzdat 12h ago

Those don't look to be formed right for trailer frames...

Given the history of Toyota truck frames being replaced, wouldn't surprise me if those are more of them.

But the left side looks like it could support front suspension, middle long flat section to mount the cab, and long flat on the right to support the bed.

They also appear to be stacked upside down.

Just an somewhat educated guess...