Rail Shipping

Unpacked, large quantities

Bulk cargo, often unpackaged and in large quantities, dominates freight railroads, with specialized hopper cars, either open or covered, facilitating automated handling, loading, and unloading.

Single or Double Stacked

Double-stack containerization involves transporting two containers, one atop the other, on a single rail car, optimizing space and improving freight efficiency. Single stack: A truck driver positions a semi trailer onto an Adaptor Plate (similar to a large automation pallet), unhitches the trailer, anchors it to the Adaptor Plate, and drives away. The Adaptor Plate is automatically staged, via conveyors, along side of a set of train tracks.

Temperature Controlled

Refrigerated rail cars, or "reefers", are refrigerated boxcars designed to carry perishable freight at specific temperatures. They are insulated and equipped with a built-in refrigeration system, which can use ice or other technologies

Custom Rail Cars

Various cargo types require specialized rail cars, such as autoracks for automobiles, coil cars for steel strips, refrigerator cars for temperature-sensitive goods, center beam flat cars for lumber, and Schnabel cars for oversized loads.

What type of rail car is needed?

Rail freight utilizes various types of cargo carriers, including box cars for general items, flat cars for heavy or sizable loads, well wagons for road vehicles, refrigerator vans for food, open-topped wagons for bulk materials like minerals and coal, and tankers for liquids and gases. Coal and aggregates typically move in hopper wagons or gondolas for quick filling and discharging, streamlining material handling.