Capacity Cars, Containers and Trailers (Intermodal)

General

*Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in a container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation (rail, ship, and truck), without any handling of the freight itself when changing modes. The method reduces cargo handling, and so improves security, may reduce damages and loss, and may allow freight to be transported faster. Reduced cost versus over the road trucking is the key benefit for intracontinental use.

Double-stacked container transport

*Intermodal ship-to-rail transfer of containerized cargos at the Port in Long Beach, California.Since 1984, a mechanism for intermodal shipping known as double-stack rail transport has become increasingly common. Rising to the rate of nearly 70% of United States intermodal shipments, it transports more than one million containers per year. The double-stack rail car's unique design also significantly reduced damage in transit, and provided greater cargo security by cradling the lower containers so their doors cannot be opened. And a succession of large, new domestic container sizes was introduced to increase shipping productivity for customers.

Capacity Cars (for Double Stack service)

Left	Right / Universal	Details	Notes
-		DTTX Gunderson 40' 5-pack well set	-
-		DTTX Gunderson 40' 5-pack well set	weathered
-		TTX Gunderson EconoStack 40' 5-pack set	-
-		BRAN Trinity 40' 5-pack set	-
-		ATSF Gunderson EconoStack 40' 5-pack well set	-
-		BN Gunderson EconoStack 40' 5-pack well set	-
-		BNSF Greenbrier Maxi II 40' 5-pack well set	ex-Maeresk Sealand
-		BNSF Greenbrier Maxi II 40' 5-pack well set	new logo
-		BRAN Trinity 40' 5-pack well set	-
-		CSXT Gunderson EconoStack 40 5-pack	ex-Sealand
-		SFLC Trinity 40' 5-pack well set	-
-		DTTX Thrall drawbar 3-pack well set	-
-		BRAN Gunderson Maxi III 48' 5-pack well set	-
-		BRAN Trinity 48' 5-pack well set	-
-		CSX Transportation 48' 5-pack well set	-
-		AOK Gunderson Maxi IV 53' 3-pack well set	-
-		AOK Gunderson Maxi IV 53' 3-pack well set	"III Transportation"
-		BNSF Gunderson Maxi IV 53' 3-pack well set	-
-		BNSF Trinity 53' 3-pack set	-
-		BRAN Trinity 53' 3-pack set	-
		CP Railway Trinity 53' single well	-

Intermodal

*It is common in North America to transport semi-trailers on railway flatcars or spine cars, an arrangement called "piggyback" or TOFC (trailer on flatcar) to distinguish it from container on flatcar (COFC). Some flatcars are designed with collapsable trailer hitches so they can be used for trailer or container service. Such designs allow trailers to be rolled on from one end, though lifting trailers on and off flatcars by specialized loaders is more common. TOFC terminals typically have large areas for storing trailers pending loading or pickup.

Left	Right / Universal	Details	Notes
		TTX spine car 3-packs	modified from Nick Wilson's spine cars
		TTX spine car 3-packs	modified from Nick Wilson's spine cars
		TTAX spine car 5-packs	-
		TTRX spine cars 5-packs	-
		CSU singles on spine 5-packs	spine cars by Nick Wilson

Containers

*Containers, also known as intermodal containers or as ISO containers because the dimensions have been defined by the ISO, are the main type of equipment used in intermodal transport, particularly when one of the modes of transportation is by ship. Containers are eight feet (2438 mm) wide by eight feet (2438 mm) high. Since introduction, there have been moves to adopt other heights, such as eight feet six inches (2591 mm), nine feet six inches (2896 mm) and ten feet six inches (3200 mm). The most common lengths are 20 feet (6096 mm) nominal or 19 feet (5.8 m) - 10½ in (6058 mm) actual, 40 feet (12192 mm), 48 feet (14630 mm) and 53 feet (16154 mm), although other lengths exist. They are made out of steel and can be stacked on top of each other (a popular term for a two-high stack is "double stack"). On ships they are typically stacked up to seven units high. They can be carried by truck, rail, container ship, or aeroplane. When carried by rail, containers can be loaded on flatcars or in container well cars.

Left	Right / Universal	Details	Notes
-		Agmark	20'
-		Agmark	20'
-		Eurotainer	20'
-		Crowley	20'
-		Atlantic Container Line	40'
-		Atlantic Container Line	40'
		Atlantic Container Line	40'; refridgerated
-		Atlantic Cargo	40'
-		Alianca	40'
-		Amphibious Container Leasing	40'
-		One Way Lease	40'
-		BACO	40'
-		Crowley	40'
-		CMA-CGM	40'; old
-		CMA-CGM	40'; large lettering
-		CMA-CGM	40'; new
-		Hatsu Marine	40'
-		Italia	40'
-		Kien Hung	40'
-		Hyundai	40'; white
-		Lloyd Trestino	40'
-		MOL	40'; large, old logo
-		MOL	40'; large logo and lettering
-		MOL	40'; small logo and lettering
-		MOL	40'; large new logo
-		MOL	40'; small new logo
-		MOL	40'; logo; large lettering
-		MOL	40'; large lettering
-		MOL	40'; green; small lettering
-		MOL	40'; LO
-		MOL	40'; LO
-		MOL	40'; LO; non-corrugated
-		MOL	40'; LO
-		MOL	40'; LO
-		MOL	40'; LO
-		MOL	40'; LO
-		MOL	40'; LO; green
-		Safmarine	40'; white
-		Senator	40'
-		TEX	40'
-		Turkon	40'
-		generic blue container	40'
-		Crowley	45'
-		Hyundai	45'; white
		EMP	48'
-		Crowley	53'
		EMP	53'
-		Pacer Stacktrain	53'; new logo
-		SWIFT Intermodal	53' bold print
-		SWIFT Intermodal	53'
		SWIFT Intermodal	53'; bold print
		SWIFT Intermodal	53'
		Burlington Northern	53'
-		APL	53'; logo only

Trailers

(Box)
The most common type of trailer can haul almost anything that can fit inside. Also called a van trailer.
Standard lengths in North America are 28, 40, 45, 48, and 53 feet.

Left	Right / Universal	Details	Notes
		Arkansas Best Freight	pups
		Arkansas Best Freight	53'
		FED EX Ground	53'
		generic white trailer	53'
		J.B. Hunt	53'
		Knight Transportation	53'
		M.S. Carriers	53'
		Roadway	pup
		Roadway	pup
		Roadway	53'; large lettering
		Roadway	53'; small lettering
		Roadway	53'; "your way"
		Schnieder	53'
		SWIFT	53'
		Triple Crown Service	53'
		Triple Crown Service	53'
		Triple Crown Service	53'
		Triple Crown Service	48'
		UPS	pup
		UPS	pup
		UPS	pup
		UPS	45'
		UPS	45'

All other intermodal equipment in which I have used on this site can be found at Frograil.

*all information obtained from wikipedia.org

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