PASSING TRAINS PT47; KCN87RIX PT1

 The AP&W has inaugurated a new train...

A trio of engines lead train KCN87RIX east. The new train moves refrigerated intermodal between Kansas City and New York City.

AP&W ET44AC 549 leads the way, with GECX 2042 trailing.

Ex-Santa Fe 660 is also in the consist. KCN87RIX is a joint BNSF/AP&W train, launched to help expedite the growing volume of perishable intermodal traffic from west to east.

The first car is a 5-unit 40' well car, loaded with a mix of 40' and 53' reefer containers. The 53's are top mounted every other well.

Since this is a car with 40' wells, the longer containers have to be staggered. as seen here, to fit.

The rest of the well cars have 53' wells, so they can be double-stacked with 53' containers. J.B. Hunt and another Martin box dominate the head end of this train.

More Hunt.

J.B. Hunt, Tiger Cool Express, and Axsun are all in this shot.

More of this train next week!