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A few people were discussing types of railcars lately in another thread. Here is a quote from one of them: Posted by Modelcar Posted: 02 Feb 2006, 16:30:18 ....It just happens to remind me of a railroad car designed specifically to carry Chevrolet Vegas {and on their nose end too}, back in the 70's.....Each section on both sides hinged down and the car was moved up on it and fastened and then each section was raised up and connected in place and in so doing the cars were hauled standing on their noses {front ends}....and all inclosed inside the rail car. End of Quote. After reading this post I knew I had a Frisco All Aboard magazine that showed this type of railcar on the cover and spoke about it in an article. The magazine is dated August 1972 Vol. 6, No. 5. The magazine also listed the number of issues printed as "Circulation 17,500." Now let me make a quote from that magazine and article: General Motors, the nation's largest auto manufacturer, has developed a new concept in movement of their compact car, the Vega. These units are moving in a completely enclosed rail car called the Vert-APac, as shown on the front cover of this issue. The Vert-A-Pac car hauls 30 of these specialy-designed, 169-inch Vegas in a nosedown position completely out of sight behind hinged rail car sides which serve as a ramp for loading and unloading. Here is a link to give you an idea of how these cars looked. http://www.railgoat.railfan.net/spcars/byclass/flat/f070-58a.htm Another link showing Vegas on the car before shutting the door. It is at the bottom of the page so just scroll all the way down. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2060657 The paragraph continues . . . Additionally, General Motors, served as a co-developer of the Stac-Pac concept, which features four containers riding on a bolster-equipped flat car, each container carrying three full sized automobiles stacked three high for a total of 12 units per car. The containers are mechanically loaded and unloaded. Stac-Pac, however, is still in the experimental stage. End of quote from the article. Here is a link showing parts of old Stac-Pac cars used to make a barn. http://www.railimages.com/gallery/stephenschott The remains of SSW Stac-Pac cars made into a building. http://espee.railfan.net/picindex/freightcars/art_fisher_ssw-stac-pac.html FINALLY, I found a photo of a Stac-Pac flatcar with containers. [:)] (Notice all the railroads on the containers are all now fallen flags [:(] [V] ) http://freight.railfan.ca/ttx/ttsx803092.jpg I believe all of the Vert-A-Pac railcars have been converted to other styles of autocarriers. So they and the Stac-Pac containers are now pretty much just history. [:(]
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