About the NSC 53′ Well Car:

A well car, also known as a double-stack car or stack car, is a type of railroad car specially designed to carry intermodal containers (shipping containers) used in intermodal freight transport. The “well” is a depressed section which sits close to the rails between the wheel trucks of the car, allowing a container to be carried lower than on a traditional flatcar. This makes double-stack rail transport possible.

Double-stack cars are most common in North America where intermodal traffic is heavy and electrification is less widespread; thus overhead clearances are typically more manageable.

AZL Model Details:

• Multi-color pad printing
• Photo-etched metal walkways
• Separately applied handrails
• Injection molded containers
• Prototype specific details
• Blackened metal wheels
• AZL AutoLatch couplers