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From: Edward Davis
. . . . wondering about the feasibility of using the new 40 ft metal
containers offered by SHS interchangeably with the plastic containers
(trailers) offered by American models.
> > > > > > >
It's really up to you what's acceptable. The PEM metal container has the
shape of a container with it's corner castings &c, but of course they need
some markings. Several AM trailers are really painted to represent
containers on chassis, the "K" Line, Southern, Evergreen, and APL, but
anyone who looks close enough will see that they're trailer bodies, not ISO
containers. I've even taken some Lionel trailer bodies that have container
markings and set them on top of AM trailer bodies in Husky Stack cars. But
we know those aren't really containers.
In front of dedicated intermodalistas, I wouldn't do it. But in front of the
local S gaugers, I might.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan
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