Canadian Railroads > Reefer Container GenSets

Frequently I see these gensets loaded on CN Intermodal trains. They seem to be standalone diesel generators housed in (I think) 48' intermodal containers and their purpose is to supply electrical power to temperature controlled (reefer) containers via cable. At night you can sometimes see lights on the sides of these containers. I'm told they can power up to 32 containers (googled CN CargoCool service.) Does anyone have any pictures of these things they can share here? Does CP have similar units (or BNSF, UP, CSX and NS for that matter)...I don't recall seeing any.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/19/18 12:55 by newtonville150.

Here's 3...

Ray

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Thanks Ray. Do you know if other railroads have similar containers?

And here are some of CP's newest gensets. They can power either 16 or 17 refrigerated containers each. Years ago I watched CP trains go past as I was in the Canadian Rockies with two gensets powering up to 30 or more containers.

Tim
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/19/18 16:27 by mp35mountain.

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mp35mountain Wrote:
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> And here are some of CP's newest gensets.
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> Tim
> mp35mountain

Thanks, Tim.

Have seen similar containers with generators on the Union Pacific in California. Saw them in Davis California westbound a few years ago. This was on a former Southern Pacific line. Seem to remember that one generator for five containers. These were Caterpillar gen sets from a east coast dealer in red containers they did have a color light display.

Interesting. So I guess the genset can only be powering containers on a multi-bottom car?

CCDeWeese Wrote:
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> Interesting. So I guess the genset can only be
> powering containers on a multi-bottom car?

Look at my pictures above.

Edit: when the wires cross a coupling, here's a shot showing all the extra warning stickers that are placed around to prevent inadvertent de-couplings.

Ray



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/19/18 17:09 by Ray_Murphy.

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On the CPR Christmas Train(s) there is one in each consist.

I’ve never seen an intermodal car like the one in pic #3. Interesting. It looks like it has CN reporting marks.

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CP Rail used to run them into Philadelphia (when they still ran there).
Gonut