at intermodal centers and on intermodal trains, there are some white rectanglish circlish things surrounded in steel that looks like it might hold liquid, and there are about 2 intermodal cars carrying one huge one on some intermodal trains?
“and there are about 2 intermodal cars carrying one huge one on some intermodal trains?”
Hmm, this sounds like an oversize load (like a refinery cracking tower) - probably wouldn’t be in an intermodal train, but as a “high & wide” load would have it’s own train.
If it looked something like this it is a Tank Container (or Tanktainer for short).
Commonly used to ship chemicals.
A 20 or 40 ft. long tank container - or maybe even a Heil “Drytainer” ?
http://www.heiltrailer.com/ISOSPEC.aspx
http://www.heiltrailer.com/files/drytainer%20literature.pdf
- Paul North.
I’ve seen a variation of these tanks on the CP mainline between Calgary and Vancouver. The tank itself is shorter than the frame built around it. It is set to one end and the other end has a smaller frame inside the main one, holding a running engine. I presume it is like other engines you see on square containers, used to cool the contents inside. I don’t have a photo.
Bruce
Here’s a link to what is described as “GCAU 7279359 - refrigerated; equipped with a clip-on refrigeration motor” - [link]http://www.matts-place.com/intermodal/part2/images/tanks/gcau7279359.jpg[/link] - Paul North.
![http://www.matts-place.com/intermodal/part2/images/tanks/gcau7279359.jpg[/link]](http://www.matts-place.com/intermodal/part2/images/tanks/gcau7279359.jpg%5B/link%5D){kind=link}
Paul, thanks for the link.[:)]
Not precisely what I was thinking of though. The ones I am thinking about had the heavy frame extending out over the engine, and the lower portion of the engine end was mostly surrounded by a wire cage like cover.
I have seen the ones like the picture you linked to.
Bruce
Bruce - I’m not surprised; I can picture in my mind what you’re describing, but can’t find an image of that on the 'Net (yet). - Paul.
Could find something like this as well.
Termed “hopper vans” by some. Hauls plastic pellets of some sort. DOWU reporting marks on each. Not sure if each part has two separate compartments.
Check out the flat car in the above picture. That has to be an old passenger car frame. They never cut off the safety chains to the trucks and the chains on the end used to connect cars in the event of coupler failure. Would that car have originally been built before WWII? I think the era of safety chains ended before the streamliner era.
Bruce
Bruce.
Take another look at the picture. It is not a truck safety chain it is the chain to the power hand brake lever. You can see the rod to the fulcrum also. That car is relatively new. Maybe built in the 90s or early 2000.Beside anything older than 50 years would be retired.
Pete
Are you thinking of a good old fashion Refridgeration Unit? All lot of intermodal refridgerated trailers have a steel frame over the unit to protect it the unit from being bashed. Carrier units have a plastic housing. The older Thermo Kings have a sheet metal housing.
Rgds IGN
[(-D] I think it’s called cargo. Heck, I don’t know. Just wanted to get a few more posts in so I don’t look like such a rookie.[swg]