Open-Top, Open-Side, Side-Door and Vented Containers Photo Gallery

20'x8'x8' OPEN-TOP CONTAINERS:

20'x8'x8.5' OPEN-TOP CONTAINERS:

Photo	Container Owner	Notes	Photo Credit
AMFU 2951450	Amphibious Container Leasing	ribbed-side	Chiaming Liu
AMFU 2951527	Amphibious Container Leasing	ribbed-side	Michael McGowen
AWSU 0292648	Andrew Weir Shipping	corrugated-side; "Macpak" logos	Jos Stiphout
AWSU 0292946	Andrew Weir Shipping	corrugated-side	Jose Manuel Almeida
AWSU 0296094	Andrew Weir Shipping	corrugated-side	Jose Manuel Almeida
AWSU 0297022	Andrew Weir Shipping	corrugated-side	Michael McGowen
BSLY 4201557	Associated Container Transport	ribbed-side, old design	Matt Hannes
ACLU 2012118	Atlantic Container Line	corrugated-side; here's another view	Charles Fox
BENU 2502205	Ben Ellerman	ribbed-side	Gary Hannes
BOLU 0593385	BSC/Morflot	ribbed-side, old design	Luc Sabourin
BHCU 2219898	Bridgehead	corrugated-side	Michael McGowen
CMUU 2446634	Canada Maritime	corrugated-side	Hans Tobbe
CCSU 7205843	CCS	ribbed-side, old design	Ed McCaslin
CBHU 5207348	China Ocean Shipping Co. (COSCO)	corrugated-side	Gary Hannes
CBHU 5213762	China Ocean Shipping Co. (COSCO)	corrugated-side	Jos Stiphout
COSCO 20' open-top	China Ocean Shipping Co. (COSCO)	corrugated-side	Gary Hannes
CLOU 2823375	CLOU Container Leasing	corrugated-side	Charles Fox
CLOU 2824432	CLOU Container Leasing	corrugated-side	Jos Stiphout
XMCU 254490	CLOU Container Leasing	sheet/post; reporting marks are not original	Cor Rood
AMCU 2500013	CMA-CGM	corrugated-side	Gary Hannes
CPSU 8004134	CP Ships	corrugated-side	Charles Fox
CRXU 7205166	Cronos Containers	corrugated-side	Hans Tobbe
DSRU 2860558	Deutsche Seereederei Rostock (DSR)	ribbed-side	Hans Tobbe
EIMU 2310370	Eimskip	ribbed-side; removable hard top; ex-Hapag Lloyd	Cor Rood
FSCU 0306751	Florens	corrugated-side	Hans Tobbe
GAEU 0004060	Gateway Container	corrugated-side	Jos Stiphout
GCEU 4312770	Genstar Container Corp.	corrugated-side	Gary Hannes
GCEU 4253852	Genstar Container Corp.	corrugated-side	Matt Hannes
GCEU 4254632	Genstar Container Corp.	corrugated-side	Michael McGowen
HLCU 2602050	Hapag Lloyd	ribbed-side; with a removable steel top (called a "hard top" container)	Michael McGowen
HLCU 2611983	Hapag Lloyd	ribbed-side; with a removable steel top	Charles Fox
HLXU 3600227	Hapag Lloyd	corrugated-side	Charles Fox
HKCIL	HKCIL	corrugated-side	Hans Tobbe
HDMU 3203467	Hyundai Merchant Marine	corrugated-side	Gary Hannes
Ideal 20' open-top	Ideal Container	ribbed-side; lettering obliterated	Matt Hannes
IMTU 2500491	International Maritime Transport Corporation (IMTC)	corrugated-side	Hans Tobbe
ITAU 2601467	Italia Line	corrugated-side	Gary Hannes
SOCU	Italiana Containers	corrugated-side	Charles Fox
KLEU 13579	Kleysen	ribbed-side; in the bottom well of the stack car	Chris Wilson
Maersk 20' open-top	Maersk Line	corrugated-side	Susan Hannes
pair of Maersk 20' open-tops	Maersk Line	corrugated-side	Gary Hannes
MAEU 4600295 view 1	Maersk Line	exterior-post	Ed McCaslin
MAEU 4600295 view 2	Maersk Line	exterior-post	Ed McCaslin
MAEU 4616990	Maersk Line	corrugated-side	Jos Stiphout
MAEU 4625441	Maersk-SeaLand	corrugated-side	Jos Stiphout
MAEU 4637709	Maersk Line	corrugated-side; built 2009	Jos Stiphout
ML 20' open top	Manchester Liners	corrugated-side; note one logo panel	Bill Hoffman, from the Michael McGowen collection
JOLU 2001815	Maruba	corrugated-side	Jos Stiphout
COPU 2214685	Maxx Intermodal Systems	corrugated-side	Han Groen
MSCU 2505127	Mediterranean Shipping Co.	corrugated-side	Michael McGowen
MSCU 2516625	Mediterranean Shipping Co.	corrugated-side; stacked on a similar AMFICON unit	Andreas Lindner
NSAU 0203663	National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA)	corrugated-side	Robert W. Johnson
NYKU 9411531	Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK)	corrugated-side	Alessandro Gobbi
OPDU 2600398	Oldenburg Portugiesiche Dampfschiffs (OPDR)	ribbed-side	Hans Tobbe
OPDU 2600660	Oldenburg Portugiesiche Dampfschiffs (OPDR)	corrugated-side	Jos Stiphout
OTIU 2851621	OTIM	corrugated-side; ex-SCXU; built 1977	Alessandro Gobbi
P&O 20' open-top	P&O Containers	corrugated-side	Matt Hannes
SANU 3501026	Samskip	corrugated-side	Cor Rood
SRLU 2004110	Scrap Line	exterior-post	Gerald Fresse
SCZU 2993161	Sea Containers Ltd.	corrugated-side	Matt Hannes
SCZU 8285745	Sea Containers Ltd.	corrugated-side	Charles Fox
STTU 2024335	Shirlstar Container Transport	ribbed-side	Chiaming Liu
SIUU 7700619	Sius Line	corrugated-side	Charles Fox
TCLU 7700832	TAL International	corrugated-side; leased to YM	Jos Stiphout
TEXU 1006424	Textainer	corrugated-side	Charles Fox
Tipes 2507	Tipes	exterior-post	Gerald Fresse
Tipes 2512	Tipes	exterior-post	Gerald Fresse
Titan 20' open-tops	Titan Containers	corrugated-side	Hans Tobbe
TROU 3002026	TRACO	ribbed-side, old design	Gary Hannes
TOLU 4520506	Trans Ocean Ltd.	corrugated-side	Matt Hannes
TOLU 4534937	Trans Ocean Ltd.	ribbed-side	Michael McGowen
TOLU 4585019	Trans Ocean Ltd.	corrugated-side	Matt Hannes
TOLU 4753637	Trans Ocean Ltd.	ribbed-side, gray color	Matt Hannes
TRLU 3985802	TransAmerica Leasing	corrugated-side; leased to YM	Jos Stiphout
TRIU 0230310	Triton Container International	corrugated-side	Charles Fox
TSLU 2951184	TS Line	ribbed-side	Chiaming Liu
UESU 3002134	Unit Equipment Services (UES)	corrugated-side	Carsten Seier
NEW! UACU 2419760	United Arab Shipping Co.	corrugated-side	Jos Stiphout
UXXU 3004610	United Container Systems	corrugated-side	Michael McGowen
UXXU 3005684	United Container Systems	corrugated-side	Hans Tobbe
YMLU 6216120	Yang Ming Marine Transport	corrugated-side	Jos Stiphout
ZIMU 4605067	Zim Israel Navigation	corrugated-side	Michael McGowen

20'x8'x9.5' OPEN-TOP CONTAINERS:

Photo	Container Owner	Notes	Photo Credit
EUCU 2961035	Eucon Shipping and Transport	corrugated-side	Cor Rood

40'x8'x8.5' OPEN-TOP CONTAINERS:

Photo	Container Owner	Notes	Photo Credit
ADDIS 40' open-top	Addis	corrugated-side	Graeme Addis
AMFU 4982825	Amphibious Container Leasing (AMFICON)	corrugated-side	Cor Rood
APMU 4001209	A.P. Moller/Maersk Line	ribbed-side	Jos Stiphout
ACLU 4080030	Atlantic Container Line (ACL)	corrugated-side	Michael McGowen
BHCU 4215171	Bridgehead	corrugated-side	Charles Fox
BHCU 4218273	Bridgehead	corrugated-side	Matt Hannes
CMUU 4080734	Canada Maritime	corrugated-side	Wayne Doran
CBHU	China Ocean Shipping Co.	corrugated-side	Gary Hannes
CBHU 5408553	China Ocean Shipping Co.	corrugated-side	Jos Stipout
CYLU 4951533	Cho Yang Shipping	ribbed-side	Gary Hannes
ECMU 6503910	CMA-CGM	corrugated-side	Han Groen
CAXU 5505848	Container Applications International	corrugated-side	Charles Fox
CAXU 5515764	Container Applications International	corrugated-side	Charles Fox
CARU 4957447	Container Association Rotterdam (CARU)	corrugated-side; ex-TOL	Michael McGowen
CRTU 7406856	Cronos Containers	corrugated-side; built by CIMC; unusual reporting marks for Cronos	Jos Stiphout
CRXU 7404321	Cronos Containers	corrugated-side; leased to CMA-CGM	Gary Hannes
CRXU 7413004	Cronos Containers	corrugated-side	Gary Hannes
EIMU 4305222	Eimskip	corrugated-side	Cor Rood
FSCU 0409256	Florens	corrugated-side	Gary Hannes
FURU 4000015	FURA	corrugated-side	Cor Rood
GAEU 2505667	Gateway Container	corrugated-side	Gary Hannes
GCEU 8515312	Genstar	corrugated-side	Chris Wilson
GCEU 8650919	Genstar	corrugated-side	Gary Hannes
GVC 40' open-top	Grand View Development Co.	corrugated-side	Gary Hannes
HJCU 5401734	Hanjin Shipping Co.	ribbed-side	Gary Hannes
HJCU 5402849	Hanjin Shipping Co.	ribbed-side	Hans Tobbe
Hapag Lloyd 40' open-top	Hapag Lloyd	ribbed-side	Gary Hannes
HLXU 4604741	Hapag Lloyd	corrugated-side	Charles Fox
HLXU 4610024	Hapag Lloyd	corrugated-side	Gary Hannes
HLXU 4650304	Hapag Lloyd	ribbed-side, removable steel roof	Michael McGowen
Hapag Lloyd hard-top 40'	Hapag Lloyd	ribbed-side, removable steel roof	Gary Hannes
Hapag Lloyd hard-top 40'	Hapag Lloyd	ribbed-side, removable steel roof	Gary Hannes
HLXU 4655409	Hapag Lloyd	corrugated-side, removable steel roof	Michael McGowen
HKCU 4000738	HKCIL	corrugated-side	Coen Fourdraine
HDMU 3408699	Hyundai Merchant Marine	corrugated-side	Gary Hannes
HDMU 3409329	Hyundai Merchant Marine	corrugated-side	Gary Hannes
HDMU 3412507	Hyundai Merchant Marine	corrugated-side; new logos	Michael Cereghino
SOCU	Italiana Containers	corrugated-side	Charles Fox
KLFU 4005023	Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K-Line)	corrugated-side	Gary Hannes
MAEU 4001954	Maersk Line	exterior-post	Ed McCaslin
MAEU 4012835	Maersk Line	corrugated-side	Jos Stiphout
Maersk 40' open-top	Maersk Line	corrugated-side	Gary Hannes
Maersk 40' open-top	Maersk Line	corrugated-side	Gary Hannes
MLLU 9105091	Manchester Liners	exterior-post	Rodney Hall, from the Alessandro Gobbi collection
Maritainer 40' open-top	Maritainer	corrugated-side	Chad Hewitt
MSCU 4515269	Mediterranean Shipping Co.	corrugated-side	Gary Hannes
MSCU 4524070	Mediterranean Shipping Co.	corrugated-side	Gary Hannes
MMMU 035011	Morflot/Baltic Shipping Co.	corrugated-side	Jim Eager
OOLU 4214775	Orient Overseas Container Line	corrugated-side	Gary Hannes
POCU 4202043	P&O Containers	corrugated-side	Han Groen
PONU 4221345	P&O/Nedlloyd	corrugated-side	Gary Hannes
RRBU 7029090	Railroads Belge	exterior-post	Han Groen
SANU 42U1	Samskip	corrugated-side	Jos Stiphout
SSIU	SSI	ribbed-side; classic	Bill Hoffman; from the Michael McGowen collection
SOCU 5200198	Star Service	corrugated-side	Charles Fox
TCLU 7012995	TAL International	corrugated-side	Gary Hannes
TEXU 1517147	Textainer	corrugated-side	Gary Hannes
TEXU 1517872	Textainer	corrugated-side	Cor Rood
TRLU 9207526	TransAmerica Leasing	ribbed-side; very old	Keith Belk
TRLU 9217340	TransAmerica Leasing	corrugated-side	Matt Hannes
TRLU 9227965	TransAmerica Leasing	corrugated-side	Gary Hannes
Trans Ocean 40' open-top	Trans Ocean Ltd.	corrugated-side; carrying large tires	Chris Wilson
TOLU 4818234	Trans Ocean Ltd.	ribbed-side	Gary Hannes
TOLU 4958107	Trans Ocean Ltd.	corrugated-side; good top view	Matt Hannes
TOLU 4998769	Trans Ocean Ltd.	corrugated-side	Matt Hannes
NEW! TLNU 4500604	Trident Container Leasing	corrugated-side	Jos Stiphout
TRIU 0440213	Triton Container International	corrugated-side; carrying large tires	Ben de Vink
TRIU 0454496	Triton Container International	corrugated-side	Gary Hannes
UACU 42U1	United Arab Shipping Corp.	corrugated-side	Jos Stiphout
UXXU 5001564	United Container Systems (UCS)	corrugated-side	Jos Stiphout
YMLU 6405036	Yang Ming Marine Transport	corrugated-side	Matt Hannes
NEW! YMLU 6405735 and 6408035	Yang Ming Marine Transport	corrugated-side	Jos Stiphout
YMLU 6409319	Yang Ming Marine Transport	corrugated-side; nice top view	Cor Rood
YMLU 6414059	Yang Ming Marine Transport	corrugated-side; new logos	Gary Hannes
ZCSU 4015056	Zim Container Service	corrugated-side	Chris Wilson
ZCSU 4017697	Zim Container Service	corrugated-side	Gary Hannes
ZCSU 4018477	Zim Container Service	corrugated-side	Hans Tobbe

40'x8'x9.5' OPEN-TOP CONTAINERS:

HALF-HEIGHT OPEN-TOP CONTAINERS:

20'x8'x** (varying heights)

Photo	Container Owner	Notes	Photo Credit
ARWW 21106	ARWW	refuse container	Gary Hannes
CLHA 405019	Clean Harbors Environmental Services	contaminated soil container	Matt Hannes
CLHA 405020	Clean Harbors Environmental Services	contaminated soil container	Matt Hannes
ECCU	ECDC	contaminated soil container	Matt Hannes
ECCU 1954	ECDC	contaminated soil container	Matt Hannes
ECDC open-tops	ECDC	contaminated soil containers	Matt Hannes
ECDC open-tops	ECDC	contaminated soil containers	Matt Hannes
ECDC open-tops	ECDC	contaminated soil containers	Matt Hannes
EIMU 2208178	Eimskip		Cor Rood
BFLU 000138 + others	Environmental Rail Services	contaminated soil containers	Matt Hannes
BFLU 000365 + others	Environmental Rail Services	contaminated soil containers	Matt Hannes
NVRU 200571	GATX	contaminated soil containers - this one is the blue one	Matt Hannes
NVRU 300058	GATX	contaminated soil container	Michael McGowen
ICOU 3100300 and 3100296	Icon International Containers		Coen Fourdraine
MHFU 002335, 002301, 001354	MHF Logistics	contaminated soil containers	Keith Belk
OOLU 2037095	Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL)		J. Michael Gruber, from John L. Becker collection
PLRU 022941	PIC Leasing		Michael McGowen
PLRU 022973	PIC Leasing		Keith Belk
PLRU 023080	PIC Leasing		Matt Hannes
PLRU 045979 and 096774	PIC Leasing		Keith Belk
PLRU 096805	PIC Leasing		Michael McGowen
Saltkaup 20'	Saltkaup	salt container	Cor Rood
SDCU 1002 and 1003	SDCU		Gary Hannes
SDCU 1011	SDCU		Gary Hannes
SPKU 23334	Sprintank	contaminated soil container	Matt Hannes
UPCU 4112985	USPCI, Inc.		Matt Hannes
several 20' refuse containers on an 89' flatcar	unknown		Gary Hannes
20' refuse containers riding on 2-unit spine cars	unknown	carrying contaminated soil	Matt Hannes
LDND20TFA0053	unknown	Used for carrying radioactive materials. I believe these have removable steel tops.	Franck Despesse

The following are a series of photos of 20' refuse containers being hauled by rail on the UP's (ex SP, exx DRGW) Moffat Route near Pinecliffe, CO, 8/28/99:

Several 60' COFC flats loaded with 20' refuse containers.

Two sets of 2-unit spine cars filled with trash containers - some are double-stacked.

A pair of UP 65' gondolas with refuse containers inside.

A mixture of gondolas and flatcars carrying refuse containers.

Another pair of 65' gondolas with trash containers inside.

A neat photo of a MP 65' gondola with two 20' refuse containers inside.

(The previous six photos by Matt Hannes)

HALF-HEIGHT OPEN-TOP CONTAINERS:

40'x8'x** (varying heights)

Photo	Container Owner	Notes	Photo Credit
ACLU 403038	Atlantic Container Line		Bill Hoffman, from the Michael McGowen collection
NPJU 0410506	Navieras Pinillos		Cor Rood

20'x8'x8.5' OPEN-SIDE CONTAINERS:

Photo	Container Owner	Notes	Photo Credit
EIMU 20' open-side	Eimskip		Cor Rood
EIMU 2804114	Eimskip	"Horsetainer" - equipped with individual stalls used to carry live horses!	Cor Rood
EIMU 2804182	Eimskip	another "Horsetainer," this one with the stall doors closed	Cor Rood
MAEU 6601639	Maersk Line		Cor Rood
pile of OCL open-side containers	Overseas Containers Ltd. (OCL)	rare	Cor Rood
TMYU 7333147	Transinsular	livestock containers; bottom one is ISO type 22S0	Hans Tobbe

20'x8'x8' OPEN-SIDE/OPEN-TOP CONTAINERS:

20'x8'x8.5' OPEN-SIDE/OPEN-TOP CONTAINERS:

Photo	Container Owner	Notes	Photo Credit
CLXU 1615692	Contenemar	ISO type 22U9	Cor Rood
LAMU 2500452	Lamaignere	ISO type 22U9	Cor Rood
NPJU 2528313	Navieras Pinillos	ISO type 22U9	Cor Rood
J0002	uknown	Transcoma logos	Cor Rood

40'x8'xHIGH CUBE OPEN-SIDE CONTAINERS:

20'x8'x8.5' SIDE-DOOR CONTAINERS:

Photo	Container Owner	Notes	Photo Credit
PSCU 8750361	Container Association Rotterdam (CARU)	leased to SNCF	Gerald Fresse
HAKU 0108649	Container Company Amsterdam	view of the artwork on the end	Hans Tobbe
CPIU 5556973	Container Providers International		Michael McGowen
CPIU 5558256	Container Providers International	doors open in this view	Michael McGowen
CPIU 5558317	Container Providers International		Michael McGowen
DB 611588	Deutsche Bahn	ribbed-side and very old	Cor Rood
DCSU 5554702	Danish Container Supply		Jesper Ludvigsen
FACU	Ferrocarriles Argentinos		Pablo Balloni
MMNU 0120474	Mobile Mini		Cor Rood
PONU 6200320	P&O/Nedlloyd	ISO code 22S1; for automobile transport	Hans Tobbe
RNFU 7118240	Spanish Railway (RENFE)	ISO code 2209	Cor Rood
USAF 0017041	U.S. Air Force	ISO code 22G9	Cor Rood
USFU 0003895	U.S. Army	ISO code 22G4	Gary Hannes
USFU 0080675	U.S. Army	ISO code 22G9	Keith Belk
USFU 0106738	U.S. Army		Keith Belk
USFU 0110846	U.S. Army	ISO code 22G9	Keith Belk
USFU 0113589	U.S. Army	ISO code 22G9; view of the back-side (no doors on this side)	Keith Belk
USFU 0169736	U.S. Army	ISO code 22G9	Keith Belk

20'x8'xHIGH CUBE SIDE-DOOR CONTAINERS:

40'x8'x8.5' SIDE-DOOR CONTAINERS:

 20'x8'x8.5' VENTED CONTAINERS:

20'x8'xHIGH CUBE VENTED CONTAINERS:

40'x8'x8.5' VENTED CONTAINERS:

 40'x8'x9.5' VENTED CONTAINERS:

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