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    Double-stack rail transport is a form of intermodal freight transport in which railroad cars carry two layers of intermodal containers. Invented in the...
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    This makes it possible to carry a stack of two containers per unit on railway lines (double-stack rail transport) wherever the structure gauge assures...
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  • Double stack may refer to: Double-stack rail transport — trains with two layers of containers. A guitar amplifier configuration Dual IP stack implementation...
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    disadvantage if safety is the priority. Double stack rail transport, where two intermodal containers are stacked on top of another, either on flatcars or...
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    Oakland intermodal rail facility begun in the late 1980s. Since 1984, a mechanism for intermodal shipping known as double-stack rail transport has become increasingly...
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    locomotive power. There used to be a historical concern for double-stack rail transport regarding clearances with overhead lines but it is no longer...
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    Kagaru. There are three tunnels in Queensland, which allow for double-stack rail transport and dual gauge and single-track railway. These are: Teviot Range...
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    Trailer-on-flatcar (category Intermodal transport)
    North America, including Mexico, this is mostly a non-issue as double-stack rail transport imposes much more demanding clearance requirements, but regions...
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    United Nations and International Maritime Organization treaty Double-stack rail transport GWR Container – British railway company's goods containers Inter-box...
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    Rail freight transport is the use of railways and trains to transport cargo as opposed to human passengers. A freight train, cargo train, or goods train...
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    Autorack Double-stack rail transport Piggyback (transportation) Double-decker bus Double-decker tram Super Dome (railcar) "L.I.R.R. May Add Double-Decker...
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    itself is the responsibility of the Finnish Rail Administration, which is a part of the Finnish Transport Agency (Finnish: Väylävirasto, Swedish: Trafikledsverket)...
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    Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (category Rail transport in Rajasthan)
    the double-stacked shipping container on flatcars to be transported, in contrast to wellcars used in other countries for double-stack rail transport. This...
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    unloaded, stacked, transported efficiently over long distances, and transferred from one mode of transport to another—container ships, rail transport flatcars...
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    axle loads and the loading gauge on the track accommodates double stack containers. Etihad Rail completed Stage One of the network in January 2016, delivered...
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    Rail transport is an important mode of long-distance transportation in China. As of 2024, the country had more than 159,000 km (98,798 mi)[a] of railways...
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    locked.] Double male twistlocks (midlocks) are also used to lock two stacked containers vertically, for example in double-stack rail transport or on well...
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  • Oman Rail is a railway company responsible for rail transport in Oman. It is owned and operated by the Omani Ministry of Transport. The company is based...
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  • maximum speed, low center of gravity (desirable, especially in double-stack rail transport). While the attempts with Brunel gauge, a significantly broader...
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    accommodate freight, some sections are planned and built to support double-stack rail transport. In addition the Yichang to Nanjing section has design reservations...
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    1854 cross-section to contain two tracks that could be used for double-stack rail transport in either direction. The work was completed in September 1995...
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    Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel...
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  • developed "Twin-Stack" wells for double-stack rail transport of intermodal containers in a joint venture with Greenbrier. The Twin-Stack became an important...
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    In rail transportation, a rolling highway or rolling road is a form of combined transport involving the conveying of road trucks by rail, referred to...
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    also extend into Canada and Mexico. The United States has the largest rail transport network of any country in the world, about 160,000 miles (260,000 km)...
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    Piggyback (transportation) (category Transport operations)
    Autorack Bière–Apples–Morges Railway Car carrier trailer Car float Double-stack rail transport Ferry Fireman's carry Hupac Konkan Railway Corporation Loading...
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    Hefei–Nanjing railway (category Rail transport in Jiangsu)
    Class I standards and can accommodate freight traffic, including double-stack rail transport. The Shanghai–Nanjing–Hefei high-speed railway is a faster 350kph...
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    Hefei–Wuhan railway (category Rail transport in Anhui)
    National Class I standards and can accommodate freight, including double-stack rail transport. This railway is one of the sections of the important east-west...
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    Rail transport in the Australian state of Victoria is provided by a number of railway operators who operate over the government-owned railway lines. The...
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    List of railway vehicles (category Rail transport-related lists)
    CargoSprinter Conflat Double-stack car Megafret Boxcar (US) Centerbeam cars Covered hopper Covered wagon (UIC) Double door boxcar Flatcar Gondola (rail) (US) Goods...
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