Ocean Carriers

: BN Twin Pack with K Line and TransAmerica 40' International Containers; BN Twin Pack Maxi-Stack I 125 ton double stack container car with K Line and TransAmerica 40' International containers. Build for BN/TTX by Gunderson and Greenbrier Intermodal.

: Maersk Maxi-Stack I 1990 loading Port of Tacoma Valmet shuttle carriers; Maersk Maxi-Stack I double stack container car being loaded at the Port of Tacoma by Valmet Straddle Carriers. Series MAEX 100000 - MAEX 100059 with delivery beginning in January 1990 from Gunderson Portland, Oregon and marketed by Greenbrier Intermodal. The Maxi-Stack I has 125 ton intermediate trucks and 70 ton end trucks with a lightweight of 177,100 LBS and a capacity per well of 124,600 LBS and the capability to load 2 20' or 1 40' international container in each well and either a 40' X 96" international container on top or a 48' X 102" domestic container on top. They were followed by K Line ordering 20 5 pack Maxi-Stack I double stack container cars series RBCS 1001 to RBCS 1029.

: Maersk Maxi-Stack I Double Stack Container Cars; In January 1990 the Ocean Carrier Maersk took delivery of 60 5 pack Maxi-Stack I double stack container cars. Maxi-Stack I is the best international double stack container car with a capacity of 124,600 lbs per well and a light weight per car of 177,100 lbs, Each double stack container car has the capability to load 2 20' or 1 40' container in the wells of all 5 units and load containers from 40' X 96' to 48' X 102" on top. The railcars are in series MAEX 100000 to MAEX 100059 and are painted Maersk blue.

: SPRR loading Sea-Land Containers on SPRR Double Stack Container Cars; SPRR loading Sea-Land container destined for Houston, Barbours Cut and New Orleans. Empties and export loads return to Oakland and then empty cars return to LA. Cars produced by ACF ST. Louis. ACF was bought by Carl Icahn in 1984 and he shut the plant down just as double stack container cars were gaining momentum.

: SPRR loading Sea-Land Containers on SPRR Double Stack Container Cars; First ever double stack container car train contact 1981 between SPRR and Sea-Land. Train service from LA to Houston, Barbours Cut and New Orleans with empties and export loads returning to Oakland. Produced by ACF they will be the last double stack container cars produced by ACF. Bought in 1984 by Carl Icahn, he shut the plant on the eve of beginning of the double stack container car era.

: SPRR loading Sea-Land containers on SPRR Double Stack Container Cars; SPRR loading the first production run of double stack container cars with Sea-land containers, 1981. Sea-land signed a 10 year contract., First production run of double stack container cars

: Sea-Land SPRR Train Loading 1981 1; SPRR loading Sea-Land containers on the first production run of double stack container cars. After prototyping in 1977 and 1979. SPRR ordered 42 5 unit double stack container cars from ACF which were delivered in 1981 for train service for Sea-Land where the loads came into LA destined to Houston, Barbours Cut and New Orleans with empties and export containers moving to Oakland. Sea-Land signed a 10 year contract with SPRR.

: Sea-Land Twin Stack train; Sea-Land Twin Stack double stack container train 1985. Twin Stack built by Gunderson and marketed by Greenbrier Intermodal.

: Southern Pacific RR loading APL Test Double Stack Train 1983; After SPRR began running Sea-Land double stack container trains in 1981, SPRR ran a test double stack container train for APL in 1983 from Valla (LA) to Chicago via BN. The test used SPRR bulkhead double stack container cars made in 1981 by ACF and one Budd Low Pak 2000 IBC type double stack container car.

: Southern Pacific RR loading APL Test Double Stack Train 1983; SPRR loading test double stack container train for APL 1983. SPRR provides ACF double stack container cars built in 1981 for its contract with Sea-Land. In addition one Budd Low Pack 2000 IBC type stack car. Later when APL ordered cars from Thrall Car the design was licensed from Budd., ACF was bought by Carl Icahn and he shut down the St. Louis plant that build the original SPRR double stack container cars.

: Southern Pacific RR loading APL Test Double Stack Train 1983; Southern Pacific RR loading APL test train at Valla (LA) using SPRR bulkhead double stack container cars manufactured by ACF in St. Louis and one Budd Low Pack 2000 IBC type car. Routing was SPRR to Kansas City then BN to Chicago. When APL decided to buy its own double stack container cars, Budd licensed Thrall car of Chicago Heights, Illinois to build its cars.

: Southern Pacific RR loading APL Test Double Stack Train 1983; SPRR loads APL test double stack container train 1983 using the original production run of double stack containers cars purchased in 1981 by SPRR for the Sea-Land 10 year contract.

: The APL Double Stack Container Car Fleet; APL series 4500 double stack container cars 5 unit Thrall built with 40' end wells and 45' intermediate wells. 40' APL containers in the wells and 48' APL containers on top.

: The American President Lines Stack Fleet; APL double stack container car series 4500 cars 40' end wells and 45' intermediate wells - painted APL blue with APL 40' containers in the wells and All 48' containers on top.

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