Athearn - HO Scale - Maxi-III Well Car w/ Improved Metal Bolster For Added Weight And Durability - 5-Car Set - Southern Pacific (SP) #513953 - Red/White With White Lettering (Era: 1994+) (SKU 140-98940)
Available On: June 1, 2024
PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:
A well car, also known as a double-stack car, is a type of railroad car specially designed to carry intermodal 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 it possible to carry a stack of two containers per unit on railway lines wherever the structure gauge assures sufficient clearance.
Advantages to using well cars include increased stability due to the lower center of gravity of the load, lower tare weight, and in the case of articulated units, reduced slack action.
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