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News Wire: Canadian Pacific, Canadian retail company unveil 60-foot intermodal container

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Posted by D.Carleton on Monday, May 1, 2017 3:16 PM

We had an open discussion about something like this a few years ago. It was brought out that we were close, and perhaps already there, to the practical limit in length of a container well car. Is there an intermodal car to go along with a 3 TEU container?

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Posted by Brian Schmidt on Monday, May 1, 2017 1:54 PM

CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific and retail giant Canadian Tire Corp., recently debuted North America’s first 60-foot intermodal container, according to a CP news release. The 60-foot container, which was developed by the Canadian Tir...

http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2017/05/01-canadian-pacific-canadian-retail-company-unveil-60-foot-intermodal-container

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