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2. Well car - Wikipedia

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   Each unit of a double-stack car contains a single well; they often are constructed with three to five cars connected by articulated connectors. The intermediate connectors are supported by the centerplate of single trucks, often a 125-short-ton (112-long-ton; 113 t)-capacity truck but sometimes a 150-short-ton (134-long-ton; 136 t)-capacity one.

3. Double-stack rail transport - Wikipedia

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   On United States railroads special well cars are used for double-stack shipment to reduce the needed vertical clearance and to lower the center of gravity of a loaded car. In addition, the well car design reduces damage in transit and provides greater cargo security by cradling the lower containers so their doors cannot be opened. A succession ...

4. Motorcycle trailer - Wikipedia

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   An open trailer designed specifically for carrying a motorcycle -- with a 1954 BMW R67/3 Interior of a 12-foot Wells Cargo enclosed motorcycle trailer. A motorcycle trailer is either a trailer used to carry motorcycles or one to be pulled by a motorcycle in order to carry additional gear.

5. Cargo - Wikipedia

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   An articulated double-stack well car owned by the TTX Company. ... cargo is the first category of freight ... Trailers used in LTL can range from 28 to 53 ft (8.53 to ...

6. Roll-on/roll-off - Wikipedia

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   Procyon Leader stern quarter ramp Roll-on/Roll-off car carrying ship being boarded by articulated haulers at the Port of Baltimore. Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro) ships are cargo ships designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, buses, trailers, and railroad cars, that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels or using a platform vehicle ...

7. Container chassis - Wikipedia

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   A container chassis, also called intermodal chassis or skeletal trailer, is a type of semi-trailer designed to securely carry an intermodal container. Chassis are used by truckers to deliver containers between ports , railyards, container depots, and shipper facilities, [ 1 ] : 2–3 and are thus a key part of the intermodal supply chain .