| Gunderson Maxi-Stack III 5-Unit
Articulated Car
| The
Prototype |
| By the late 80's, double stack
trains had become the standard method for moving international
20' and 40' containers. But 48' containers for domestic service
were becoming more common and this presented a problem for railroads.
The Twinstacks, Lo-Pac 2000's and Maxi-Stacks could only carry
48' containers in the upper position. If the domestic boxes outnumbered
the international boxes, the extras would have to be left behind.
Then in 1989 Gunderson introduced the Maxi-III. This articulated
car featured five 48' wells. Each well could carry 20', 24', 40'
45' or 48' containers in the bottom position and 40', 45', 48'
or 53' containers in the upper position. The Maxi-III was an immediate
hit with the intermodel community. |
| The
deLuxe innovations N Scale Model |
| These five unit cars feature precision
die cast metal bodies for superior tracking, even when empty.
The brake detail and articulators are injection molded plastic.
And, since this is a deLuxe innovations car, all the treadways,
platforms, and grab irons are made of see-through etched stainless
steel! Like the prototype, the deLuxe Maxi-III will fit all standardized
48' or shorter containers in the bottom position and all 40' or
longer containers in the upper positiion. Containers are sold
separately. |
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