60 foot intermodal containers

[Lyon_Wonder]

Canadian Tire has developed the first 60 foot intermodal container. I guess it's not surprising they're pushing the envelope on container size, since containers and trailers have gone up from 40' to 48' and 53' in the last 30 years. 

I assume it will be up to government regulators to approve the transport of 60' containers on highways.

Also, railroads don't have any doublestack well cars that can handle 2 60' containers, and their longest 56' well cars can only carry a single 60' container on top of a 53' container.

http://www.trucknews.com/transportation/canadian-tire-deploy-north-americas-first-60-ft-containers/1003062164/

[Wizlish]

We just had an extensive discussion of these.  The containers are 'captive' to Canadian Tire, which presumably has expensive loading that 'cubes out before it tares out' and can establish proper lanes for service, etc.

Before rehashing all the exciting arguments, I recommend you see how they were discussed in the other thread.

[Paul_D_North_Jr]

   And just exactly how does one find that thread on this supposedly "new, improved" forum ?  (I know, go to the "Classic Trains" forum instead - how convenient !  )

- Paul North. 

[samfp1943]

Wizlish

We just had an extensive discussion of these.  The containers are 'captive' to Canadian Tire, which presumably has expensive loading that 'cubes out before it tares out' and can establish proper lanes for service, etc.

Before rehashing all the exciting arguments, I recommend you see how they were discussed in the other thread.

 

Several personal emotions come to mind...Exclusive of similar feeling to what Paul North spoke to...I knw the publicity release said they would be on a  'dedicated routing', but in real life those things seem to go astray for whatever reason, or Dispatch need.  Once again the 'Local infrastructure' comes into play. Not being designed for such equipment (most of it dates back to early- post horse and buggy eras.)  

I have in the past, I pulled a 93' trailer in a Downtown area, hauling concrete pilings. (It required a motor crane to lift the trailer make the corners.)  A 60' container will be a headache for sure..

 

[Wizlish]

Paul_D_North_Jr

And just exactly how does one find that thread on this supposedly "new, improved" forum? (I know, go to the "Classic Trains" forum instead - how convenient!

I'd have provided the link if I had had more time this morning.  I do so now.

cs.trains.com/trn/f/111/p/242201/2696838.aspx?page=1

This is edited so the 'first' page should be first in normal sort order; if anyone has their thread order set to 'last posts displayed first' replace page=1 with page=3. (I see that the IT gremlins appear to have broken the clickable-link tool; I have purposely not gone back and entered BBcode to heat it up in case anyone from IT wants to trace where the code processing 'fault' is.)

 

Perhaps the 'Carthago delenda est' method might work if more of us do it.  Put the words BRING BACK THE COMMUNITY SEARCH TOOL at the end of every post.  Perhaps that might, in time, get the issue noticed enough.

I confess that I have already bought some popcorn to open when I first hear that one of these containers has gone amusingly astray.  It is hot cinnamon flavored, and I have Vernor's in the fridge to wash it down...