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The article also states that NS has in some cases arranged for boxes to be loaded directly onto railcars from the containership. It does not elaborate, so we can only make educated guesses regarding whether they are loading the containers as they come off the ship onto spine cars (less likely), or the containers have been positioned on the ship at the port of origin in such a way that allows for logical loading of weighted containers in the bottom of a double stack well and lighter containers at the top (more likely). If it is the latter, then it is likely this type of ship loading is very specialized, and not something that can be expanded to all container unloading needs. <br /> <br />Since TC has tested out the RailRunner COBMC (Container On Bi-Modal Chassis) technology, it does suggest that the direct loading from ship to train would work great for the RailRunner system. NS could have trains of pre-connected RailRunner chassis simply glide into place dockside, and the containership company wouldn't have to worry about specialized preloading of containers. They could simply take the containers as they come off the ship, position them onto the RailRunner chassis, and off TC goes, no need for drayage, no need for shipboard specialized pre-positioning, and if there is multiple dock-side track, TC can have multiple RailRunner consists ready and waiting.
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