PIGGYBACK AND THE PORTAGER DREAM - 1. ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO A CANADIAN LOCOMOTIVE BUILDER TRIED TO EMPTY BUSY TRUCK THOROUGHFARES AND FILL UP EMPTY TRACKS BY INVENTING A STRANGE LITTLE 4-WHEEL FREIGHT CAR. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED...

In 1958 General Motors Diesel and Canadian Pacific cooperated in the design and testing of a lightweight, two-axle piggyback car onto which containers would be side loaded. This container car accomodated 40-foot boxes weighing up to 30 tons, was to operate in conventional trains, provide a ride at least equal to a highway ride, run at 75 mph, require no special trailers, transmit no shock damage to container or lading, and sell at a low price.

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  Kalmbach Publishing Company

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  P.O. Box 1612
  Waukesha, WI  United States  53187-1612
• Authors:
  • Howard, F H
• Publication Date: 1977-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 44-51
• Serial:
  • Trains
  • Volume: 37
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0041-0934
  • Serial URL: http://trainsmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Container handling; Container on flat car; Flat cars; Freight cars; Lightweight materials; Piggyback transportation; Two axle cars; Vehicle design
• Identifier Terms: Canadian Pacific
• Old TRIS Terms: Freight car design
• Subject Areas: Design; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00150414
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 11 1977 12:00AM