PASSING TRAINS PT17

Last time we saw another incoming train. What train was it?

Two leased CEFX SD70M-2's roll train IC49 westward from Baltimore to Chicago.

Here is a sharp contrast between an older, dirty stack car and a clean, freshly re-painted car.

While IC49 normally carries the shorter 40'-45' containers, 53' domestic units will show up on occasion, as this Matson box will attest.

IC49 carries international traffic between the Port of Baltimore and Chicago, hence the number of 40' containers. IC48 is the eastbound train.

This five-unit stack car must be carrying loaded 20' containers; they are single-stacked in the wells. 20' containers are frequently used for heavier loads due to their short length, and two can max-out the capacity of a single well!

Another five-unit car, this one owned by BNSF. While both cars were built to handle 48' containers, the move to 53' units has meant their re-assignment to the 45' and smaller international containers. The red "K-Line" containers are 45'. Note also that most of the containers are "high-cube" 9'6" boxes; the shorter containers in front of the orange boxes are "standard-height" 8'6" boxes.