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Robert Yates Intermodal Collection
Robert Yates was intimately involved in the development of the intermodal industry in the United States and has amassed the largest intellectual intermodal archive known to exist.
His collection consists of two main areas, Southern Pacific and Greenbrier Intermodal.
John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library
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- Double Stack Intermodal Era
- Railroad Intermodal after the introduction of double stack container railcars
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- GBRX 1984 Wood Model
- GBRX 1984 wood model used to market Twin-Stack cars before the steel prototype was built. Used in Sea-Land's New Jersey HQ Board Meeting room to market for Greenbrier Intermodal's first production order from Sea-Land.
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- Greenbrier Intermodal Prototype Twin-Stack Double Stack Container Car
- Greenbrier Intermodal prototype Twin-Stack double stack container car GBRX 1984 loading Sea-Land 40' containers. GBRX 1984 was built for Greenbrier Intermodal by FMC Marine and Rail Division Portland, Oregon in August 1984. GBRX 1984 was loaded with Sea-Land 40' international containers and made its railroad industry debut at the Railroad Suppliers Institute show in Chicago, Illinois in August 1984. Its car body was built for 125 ton intermediate trucks but was produced with 100 ton intermediate trucks and 70 to end trucks. The GBRX 1984 had the capability to load 40' international containers in all 5 wells and 40' or 45' international containers on top. Tare weight was 217,300 pounds and the load limit per well was 90,000 pounds.
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- Ocean Carriers
- Ocean carriers involved with double stack container cars and train service. Sea-Land using SPRR double stack container cars and SPRR service in 1981. Then Sea-Land's own Twin Stack double stack container cars and train service from Tacoma to Chicago and Little Ferry began in 1985. APL test train using SPRR double stack container cars from Valla, CA to Chicago in 1983. APL buys its own double stack container cars and begin service on UP in 1984. Maersk buys its own Maxi-Stack I double stack container cars in 1990. By 1986 ocean carriers offering double stack container car train service included Sea-Land, APL, Maersk, K LIne, MOL, NYK, USL, Evergreen and ESI/OOCL.
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- Pre-"Double Stack" Intermodal Era
- A discussion of the pre stack era intermodal railcar fleet including characteristics, loading capabilities and tare weight ratios and train length ratios. Conventional and spine car types. Characteristics include railcar tare weight, length, deck type, guide rail type, hitch type and bridgeplate type. Loading capabilities for trailer and container lengths and widths. Capability for Current modern equipment and tare weight and train length ratios per unit.
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- SPRR "Golden Pig" Service
- In the pre double stack container car era, when 45' trailers came into service the intermodal flatcars had to be retrofitted to carry two 45' trailers. SPRR introduced its service as SPRR Golden Piggyback Service with Golden Pig decals on its new 45' trailers.
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