Boxcar Fleet

Over the next two weeks I am going to be focusing on each of the Michigan Interstate railcar fleets. The first post below details all boxcars with MCIS and MCBT reporting marks. As 70 ton Plate C cars attrit due to age, we look to replace the fleet through new build or secondhand purchase of Plate F 100 ton 50/60' cars.

Thrall 50' 70 ton Plate C 

4397 cubic feet cap.

All Door

                 Forest Products pool.

   Rebuilt in late 90s with updated doors.

ACF 50' 70 ton Plate C 

5080 cubic feet cap.

Single Door

                General service pool 

ACF 50' 100 ton Plate 

5095 cubic feet cap.

Single Door - Precision

                General Service Pool 

    Rebuilt to 100 ton standard in 2000s

PS / FMC 50' 70 Ton Plate C

5277-5344 cubic feet cap.

Single Door

               General Service Pool

These cars are heavily utilized in bagged dry bean and corrugated board service.

Gunderson 50' 100 ton Plate F

6301 cubic feet cap.

Single and double door 

           Paper / General Service Pool

Following the industry these cars are used heavily in rolled paper moves and as a backup for any general service move as they displace the older 70 ton fleet.

Gunderson 60' 100 ton Plate E

6652 cubic feet cap

Single door

                 Paper Products Pool

Dedicated to Fort Michilmackinaw Paper.

Berwick 60' 100 ton plate F

7321 cubic feet cap.

Double door

      Automotive / Forest Product Pool

Cars primarily in use to GM moving parts from sequencing warehouses in Michigan to North American Assembly plants. Cars  have ability to be utilized in forest product service as necessary moving plywood and MDF board.

Stay tuned later this week for the open top fleet.

GM