Description
In his all-new book, Piggyback & Container Traffic, modeling expert
Jeff Wilson provides a comprehensive guide to railroad intermodal equipment and
operations, tracing the development of piggyback (trailer-on-flatcar) and
container traffic from the steam era to today.
You will learn:
- What equipment and operations are appropriate for a specific era.
- How trailers and containers are loaded onto railcars.
- How piggyback containers and terminals work, and much more!
A must-have reference guide for model railroaders and rail enthusiasts alike!
Jeff Wilson has written more than 25 books on railroads and model railroading.
He spent 10 years as an associate editor at Model
Railroadermagazine,
and he currently works as a freelance writer, editor, and photographer,
contributing articles to Model
Railroader and
other magazines. He enjoys many facets of the hobby, especially building
structures and detailing locomotives, as well as photographing both real and
model railroads.
Chapter 1
History of container and piggyback traffic
Chapter 2
Piggyback trailers
Chapter 3
Containers
Chapter 4
Trailer and container flatcars
Chapter 5
Double-stack container cars
Chapter 6
Spine and skeleton cars
Chapter 7
Roadrailers and Flexi-Vans
Chapter 8
End-loading temrinals
Chapter 9
Modern intermodal terminals
Chapter 10
Intermodal operations
