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Reply to "Lack of MTH and Lionel Spined 48' Husky Stack Freight Cars"

Were these 48’ containers ever popular even for commercial intermodal transport? I love intermodal trains and I have never seen a 48’ container in real life.

I just assumed that they were an oddball size chosen by MTH and Lionel for their intermodal freight cars.

Searching online, it appears like the 53’ (US & Canada) containers are favored over these quirky 48’ containers for domestic transport. Apparently the 53’ containers cost as much to transport by truck or train while providing over 9% larger capacity per container over the 48’ container.

These are just my opinion,

Naveen Rajan

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