CargoSprinter

The CargoSprinter is a sort of "multiple unit freight car";

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it could also be thought of as a container truck that runs on rails.

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Built by the German company Windhoff, it is in effect a self-powered containerized flatcar.

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It is intended to recapture some of the freight market back from road trucks,

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by making it economically feasible to carry small amounts of freight to

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the individual sidings of warehouses and businesses,

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without the complications and overhead of conventional Locomotive-hauled trains.

Related Topics:
Locomotive - Train

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