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Erik W

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Intermodal questions
« on: December 08, 2009, 11:17:22 AM »
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What year did double stack cars first hit the rails?  Were these only introduced regionally, or did they make an appearance country wide from the beginning?

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GaryHinshaw

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Re: Intermodal questions
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2009, 11:30:30 AM »
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This is a pretty good summary:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well_car

It basically started with SP in the southwest in the late 70's, but really got going in the mid 80's.
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