WECX 200 was the first US Schnabel car. It was built in June 1957

the Westinghouse Transformer Div. by Greenville Steel Car Co. It

built because power transformers grew too large for depressed

flatcars as transmission voltages increased. The page in the link
below includes an article from Modern Railroads and an article

the Erie RR employee magazine. (Scroll to the bottom) The Erie
magazine article includes several photos of an O scale model.

There are drawings and 2 photos in the 1961 Car Builders Cyc. on

180-181.

There is quite a bit of information on WECX 200 and later

cars at the PRRT&HS archives, including photos of a 1930s German

The Archives are open for research when volunteers are working

See:
http://www.prrths.com/PRR_Research_page_two.htm

Larry Kline
Pittsburgh, PA
Westinghouse employee from 1966 to 1996

Richard Brennan wrote:
WECX 200 photos at:
<http://southern.railfan.net/schnabel/cars/ptdx200/wecx200.html>
The c1957 photo in the middle of the page look like the same

as in the book.