The empty weight of an aluminum coal car is approx 41900lbs.
Around 120 tons.
Carbon fiber would be lighter than the same structural rigidity in aluminum
Weight of a trainload of Coal?
There is effectively no limit to the amount of weight that aluminum can hold, if you use enough aluminum.
Are you asking the weight of the steel and aluminum of the car not counting rubber, plastic etc.? If somebody can answer that one I will be suprised.
A cubic foot of coal "pieces" weighs between 40 and 60 pounds. A solid cubic foot of coal can weight up to 84 pouinds. A coal hopper rail car contains 100 tons of coal. I hate you gety a book from quezboy
A coal car can hold between 234,800 to 242,300 pounds.
It's weight in aluminum.
steel and cast iron for strength, aluminum for light weight, copper or electronics are most common
Aluminum and coal.
With the lighter aluminum, a better power to weight ratio can be achieved, which can improve fuel economy. This is an advantage only if driver safety is maintained.
if you open the hood there is an aluminum plate on the front right, which tells exact the weight of the car. It depends on car's structure (coupe, saloon, station) and the engine on it (1.6,1.8,2.0,3.2) + you must consider what changes had became to that car (ex remove steel wheels and place aluminum, car audio inside etc)