PASSING TRAINS PT 32; DBC47 PT3

 The conclusion of DBC47...

More UPS 53' containers.

A 53' spine car, with 28' pup trailers making a "picket fence" out of it. Note the first two trailers are actually 28' containers on chassis'.

A 48' trailer and a 53' trailer on adjacent cars

A Triple 57/Twin 28 spine car carries two 28' trailers per unit, including an older (and soon to be retired) "possum-belly" trailer.

Another 53' UPS trailer. followed by a skirted XTRA Lease trailer. The skirting.helps with aerodynamics for improved fuel efficiency, but have been known to be problematic in intermodal service if they are mounted too close to the sides of the trailer; they must be mounted far enough inboard to allow space for the lifting pads of the loading cranes to avoid damage.

Vermont Railway, Averitt Express and Estes Trucking all have 53' trailers on this car.

A final pair of UPS 28' trailers, including another 28' container/chassis unit and another "possum belly", and a pair of Werner 53' trailers.

The EOT flashes as CBD47 rolls out of town on its way west. Like most AP&W intermodals, DBC47 -and its east-bound companion, CDB47- run on 24 hr schedules. While this makes them competitive with trucks, it also means that these trains need both priority handling and reliable power; hence the assignment of the newest engines and the reduction of stops over the line: this train normally makes only one stop for a crew change/refuel during the entire trip!