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(erielack) Verti-Stack
- Subject: (erielack) Verti-Stack
- From: TrainGG1_@_aol.com
- Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:39:50 EST
While out railfanning with friends recently, we found what looked like a
storage shed. "That's a Verti-Stack container," explained one of the fellows and
suggested I take pix.
As it was explained to me, Verti-Stack was a container for shipping small
automoibiles by rail. The vehicle was placed in the Vert-Stack (which appears
to contain two compartments -- one lower, one upper) and loaded (by folklift)
onto a flat car for shipping. It was considered safer that the (then)
open-air auto racks and supposidly cut down on the amount of manpower required to
ship the vehicles.
Although I took pix, I do not have any photos of these things in service.
Anyone on this list able to help?
Bill Shapotkin
_TrainGG1_@_aol.com_ (mailto:TrainGG1@aol.com)
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