This
container design is the most common in the world.  They
are constructed from sheet steel folded into pleats for added strength
(often giving them the nick-name "wrinkle sides.")  These
containers can be seen painted for virtually every shipping company
and intermodal leasing firm around the world. The logo panels are
distinctive, and more common on the ocean going containers. They were
designed as a common place to put the company's logos. There are panels
at both ends. The logos go at the left side, and the data goes at
the right. These containers are still being built, but are not as
commonly constructed as they once were. The predominant style of container
being built today is a high  cube
(6" taller) all- corrugated (no logo panels) all steel container.
The logo panel boxes still outnumber the newer style. This is a work horse
of the Intermodal industry. Due to the ISO (International Standards
Organization) IBC (Inter Box Connector) fixtures on each and every
box, the fittings will work anywhere in the world. A container sent
by ship will work the same in North and South America, Europe, Asia,
Africa, and Australia. It remains to be seen if it will work in Antartica,
but if there is a port there, chances are it will subscribe to the
ISO, too. The deLuxe containers are set to work with all existing
scale railcars. The 40 foot containers can  be
placed in
either position in tin in well cars, and on 60 or 89 foot flatcars.
You will occasionally see a 40 footer on chassis on flat car as well.The
deLuxe model of this container is the only one available with the
prototypically accurate ribs in the roof. There is lettering on all
four sides, usually in more than one color. All road names are released
in pairs with two road numbers. |
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