Eastern Railroad Discussion > A pretty rare freight car - modern 86' high cube

Is this class of Trinity built NKCR cars the only example of modern 86' foot high cubes? I understand that the vast fleet of 86' 4-door and 8-door cars for auto parts service all date from the 60's or 70's, but this seems like it was built in the 90's or 00's. I didn't catch a build date. If so, what is it designed for?



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/27/15 21:18 by inCHI.

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Boxes of corn flakes?

I did a project for GE Major Appliances 35+ years ago that planned the use of cars of this cube volume for transfers from Kentucky to their regional distribution centers. Refrigerators, washers, dryers and dishwashers and ranges were in the mix; high volume, lower density... not exactly corn flakes but I guess similar overall density vs. car parts.

No idea if the proposal was ever put in place, or what's going on now with anyone in that business... at the time, the savings were substantial, FWIW now.

To the best of my knowledge these are the newest ones. I have looked but can't recall the build date.

Eng.Shadetree

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NKCR 860001-860065 are Trinity Industries File 2775, built in August through October of 2000.  I know of none newer.

Carl Shaver
Lombard, IL

It did.  Saw plenty of 86' boxes going to the GE Appliance warehouse in City of Industry CA.

RichM Wrote:
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> I did a project for GE Major Appliances 35+ years
> ago that planned the use of cars of this cube
> volume for transfers from Kentucky to their
> regional distribution centers. Refrigerators,
> washers, dryers and dishwashers and ranges were in
> the mix; high volume, lower density... not exactly
> corn flakes but I guess similar overall density
> vs. car parts.
>
> No idea if the proposal was ever put in place, or
> what's going on now with anyone in that
> business... at the time, the savings were
> substantial, FWIW now.