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Posted by carnej1 on Sunday, August 30, 2009 9:07 AM

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I would guess that roadrailers are attached to the tires, while double stack cars go on boat, train, and truck, hence the name intermodal.

By that definition than conventional TOFC isn't intermodal? If a system uses more than one mode of transportation than it qualifies...

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