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In 2002, SafeRack was founded. In November 2011, Plant Engineering awarded SafeRack's ErectaStep platform and stair system Product of the Year Finalist in the Safety Category. [3] In May 2014, Jeff Reichert was appointed the president of SafeRack. [4] In December 2015, SafeRack announced a $20 million expansion of its manufacturing facility. [5]
An axlebox, also known as a journal box in North America, is the mechanical subassembly on each end of the axles under a railway wagon, coach or locomotive; it contains bearings and thus transfers the wagon, coach or locomotive weight to the wheels and rails; the bearing design is typically oil-bathed plain bearings on older rolling stock, or roller bearings on newer rolling stock.
Double-stack rail transport is a form of intermodal freight transport in which railroad cars carry two layers of intermodal containers. Invented in the United States in 1984, it is now being used for nearly seventy percent of United States intermodal shipments.
Auto-rack train car carries automobiles Autorack terminal in New Richmond, Wisconsin [1] A modern German autorack similar to the original design with a full load of automobiles. An autorack, also known as an auto carrier (also car transporter outside the US), is a specialized piece of railroad rolling stock used to transport automobiles and ...
RMI processes approximately seven million carloads annually for railroads, rail shippers and railcar owners. RMI’s services are accessed via the Internet through RailConnect, a web-based portal to the company’s integrated suite of proprietary information services, which were developed to help manage rail operations, improve customer service ...
CO - Chesapeake and Ohio Railway; Chessie System; CSX Transportation; COAX - Trinity Rail Management, Inc. COBX - Cobre Mining Company, Ltd. COCX - Chevron Oronite Company LLC; COE - Colorado and Eastern Railroad; COEH - Conecuh Valley Railroad; COER - Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railroad; COEZ - Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railroad; COLX - Alliant ...
Car spotting is precise positioning of a railroad car for loading/unloading.. When a locomotive pulls a train of freight cars to a loading/unloading station, it approximately positions them with respect to freight handling equipment, since locomotives are not well-suited for precise positioning.
Leyland DAF medium mobility load carrier (MMLC) Foden improved medium mobility load carrier (IMMLC) Both were able to transport 15-tonne flatracks or containers configured to ISO 20 feet standard and to load and offload them autonomously. Both may have been supported with side rail transfer equipment (SRTE) for loading and unloading railway wagons.