A well car, also known as a double-stack car (or also intermodal car / container car), is a type of railroad car specially designed to carry intermodal containers (shipping containers) used in …

Enter the well car. Well cars are like an evolved flatcar: they look and work much the same, but have a depression in the middle that allows containers to fit snuggly inside and, more …

A well car, also known as a double-stack car (or also intermodal car/container car), is a type of railroad car specially designed to carry intermodal containers (shipping containers) used in …

Feb 25, 2025 · Well cars, also referred to as double-stack cars, are a relatively recent specialized piece of equipment developed in the 1980s to haul intermodal containers.

How well cars are built: Well cars, also known as “stack cars” or “well wagons” are specifically designed so intermodal containers can fit snugly inside.

Feb 12, 2025 · Was that 40-foot intermodal container in a 40- or 53-foot well car? We take a closer look at how containers are loaded in well cars.

The 53’ All-Purpose double-stack well car is a single unit designed to maximize flexibility. It can carry either containers or trailers with ease. This car has a 53’ well to accommodate containers …

A well car is specially designed to carry intermodal containers used in intermodal freight transport exclusively by the Class 1 Railroads. Learn more.

Like its cousin, the Gunderson MAXI-IV, the MAXI-I is a multi-unit well car designed to carry two stacked intermodal shipping containers. While its base well is 40′, it can accept larger …

An intermodal railcar having wells between its trucks (wheel assemblies) that hold freight containers are referred to as "three-packs" or "five-packs" depending on the number of wells. …