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 …

Well cars are also referred to as double-stack cars, stack cars or well wagons. Entire trains of well cars with stacked intermodal containers are often called “stack trains.” Nearly 70 percent of …

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

The Maxi-Stack® I car is the mainstay of the United States international double-stack car fleet because it provides the optimum balance between tare weight and capacity. It is a five-unit, …

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 …

On United States railroads, special well cars are used for double-stack shipment to reduce the needed vertical clearance and to lower the center of gravity of a loaded car. In addition, the …

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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.

One BNSF intermodal train can take several hundred trucks off the highways, reducing congestion and emissions. Truck trailers or cargo containers from ships are loaded directly …

Introduced in series service in early 2000, Thrall's triple 53' articulated well car was certainly the best looking of the 53' wells. Angular wheel cutouts, 3 flared-bottom wide and 8 narrow side …