A well car, also known as a double-stack car (or also intermodal car/container car), is a type of railroad car specially designed to carry intermodal containers (shipping containers) used in intermodal freight transport.

Well cars look similar to flatcars but have a depression between the wheel trucks of the car that lets intermodal containers sit closer to the rails. By allowing intermodal containers to be carried lower than on a flatcar, this “well” is what allows railroads to stack shipping containers on top of one another so that each car can hold two ...

雙層貨櫃平車 ，昵称「井車」（英語：well car），是一种铁路车輛，用于运载貨櫃。 車中部有凹陷部（「井」），位於轉向架之間，向下接近軌道，因而可將貨櫃放置於比传统 平车 更低的位置，因此如路線淨空允許，便能在車上堆疊兩層貨櫃。

雙層貨櫃平車 ，暱稱「井車」（英語：well car），是一種鐵路車輛，用於運載貨櫃。 車中部有凹陷部（「井」），位於轉向架之間，向下接近軌道，因而可將貨櫃放置於比傳統 平車 更低的位置，因此如路線淨空允許，便能在車上堆疊兩層貨櫃。

2025年2月25日 · Well cars, also referred to as double-stack cars, are a relatively recent specialized piece of equipment developed in the 1980s to haul intermodal containers.

2025年2月12日 · A 53-foot car can hold two 20-foot containers or a single 40-, 45-, 48-, or 53-foot container in the well. If you look on the side of some well cars, including DTTX 787478 (above), you will find the various container lengths indicated. This BNSF Ry. 40-foot, five-unit articulated well car has 40-foot intermodal containers in the bottom position ...

How well cars are built: Well cars, also known as “stack cars” or “well wagons” are specifically designed so intermodal containers can fit snugly inside. The “well” is a depression that sits close to the rails.

A well car, also known as a double-stack car (or also intermodal car/container car), is a type of railroad car specially designed to carry intermodal containers (shipping containers) used in intermodal freight transport. The "well" is a depressed section which sits close to the rails between the wheel trucks of the car, allowing a container to ...

A well car is specially designed to carry intermodal containers (shipping containers) used in intermodal freight transport exclusively by the Class 1 Railroads. The well is a depressed section which sits close to the rails between the trucks of the car, allowing a container to be carried lower than on a traditional flatcar.

Three-pack and five-pack well cars. An intermodal railcar having wells between its trucks (wheel assemblies) that hold freight containers are referred to as "three-packs" or "five-packs" depending on the number of wells. The containers can be double-stacked, which means up to 10 containers can be carried on one railcar.