PASSING TRAINS PT30

A very short DN39 Dayton, Oh.-NYC intermodal train rolls through town.

Short enough to be headed by a single engine, DN39 passes through the yard. When the train is this short, you know traffic is down!

Among the cars are these two 48' Husky-Stacks, adorned with the latest TTX logo.

The growth in international traffic, with the increase in 40' boxes, led to the re-introduction of Gunderson's Maxi I stack cars in the early 2000's. Originally built in the late 80's, these cars had 40' wells, but were quickly supplanted by Maxi III's which had 48' wells to accommodate domestic containers. The modernized versions are virtually identical. As you can see, 52' boxes can accommodated in the top position -but not in every well! 

The 48' Husky Stacks seen earlier are now being rebuilt into two sizes, including the 40' well cars for international (40'/20') boxes, several of which are seen here.

The other size for the rebuilt Husky-Stacks is a 53' well, similar to the one seen here, although this FEC car is new-built unit.

A Gunderson Maxi III car, with 48' wells. This car has been superseded by the Maxi IV, with 53' wells to match the 53' domestic boxes that are now standard, and the re-introduced Maxi I, seen earlier. So far, these cars haven't been rebuilt, but time will tell if they last much longer in service.

The final car is the only spine car in the train. It is loaded with three different types of trailers; a TIP Leasing 48' van, an AP&W 53' van and a CR England 53' reefer.