48-foot Domestic Container Photo Gallery
48' DRY VANS:
MARKS
OWNER
BUILDER
NOTES
PHOTO CREDIT
APLU 380819
American President Lines
Neptune Containers
sheet/post, insulated
Michael McGowen
APLU 481192
American President Lines
Neptune Containers
sheet/post
Gary Hannes
APLU 481788
American President Lines
Neptune Containers
exterior-post
Matt Hannes
APLU 482381
American President Lines
Monon
sheet/post
Charles Fox
APLU 482688
American President Lines
Monon
sheet/post;
built 9-88
Matt Hannes
APLU 484001
American President Lines
Monon
sheet/post
Matt Hannes
APLU 484053
American President Lines
Monon
sheet/post
Charles Fox
APLU 486203
American President Lines
Neptune
exterior-post
Charles Fox
NEW!
APLU 490586
American President Lines
?
exterior-post
Gary Hannes
APLU 491020
American President Lines
?
exterior-post
Charles Fox
APLU 494283
American President Lines
Hyundai
exterior-post
Gary Hannes
APLU 4961931
American President Lines
Jindo
corrugated-side
Matt Hannes
APLU 4968141
American President Lines
Jindo
corrugated-side
Matt Hannes
APLU 4970110
American President Lines
Jindo
corrugated-side
Gary Hannes
APLU 4973383
American President Lines
Jindo
corrugated-side
Gary Hannes
pile of AVLU 48's
Allied Van Lines
various
various
Michael McGowen
AVLU 280012
Allied Van Lines
HPA Monon
sheet/post
Michael McGowen
AVLU 280067
Allied Van Lines
Hyundai
exterior-post
Gary Hannes
AVLU 280073
Allied Van Lines
Hyundai
exterior-post
Ed McCaslin
NEW!
AVLU 280079
Allied Van Lines
Hyundai
exterior-post
Gary Hannes
AVLU 280080
Allied Van Lines
Hyundai
exterior-post
Gary Hannes
AVLU 280172
Allied Van Lines
Hyundai
exterior-post
Matt Hannes
AVLU 280183
Allied Van Lines
Monon
sheet/post
Ed McCaslin
AVLU 280196
Allied Van Lines
Monon
sheet/post
Gary Hannes
AVLU 280200
Allied Van Lines
Kentucky?
sheet/post
Ed McCaslin
AVLU 280210
Allied Van Lines
?
sheet/post
Ed McCaslin
NEW!
AVLU 280222
Allied Van Lines
HPA-Monon
sheet/post
Gary Hannes
AVLU 280240
Allied Van Lines
HPA-Monon
sheet/post
Michael McGowen
BNAU 280454
Burlington Northern
Stoughton
sheet/post
Gary Hannes
BNAU 281500
Burlington Northern
Stoughton
sheet/post
John L. Becker
BNAU 287004
Burlington Northern
Stoughton
sheet/post
Gary Hannes
BNAU 287410
Burlington Northern
Stoughton
sheet/post, "Welcome Aboard" logo
John L. Becker
BNAU 288697
Burlington Northern
Stoughton
sheet/post
Gary Hannes
BNAU 289302
Burlington Northern
Stoughton
sheet/post
Gary Hannes
BNAU 289683
Burlington Northern
Stoughton
sheet/post
Matt Hannes
BNAU 680179
Burlington Northern
Stoughton
sheet/post
Gary Hannes
BNAU 686003
Burlington Northern
Stoughton
sheet/post, "Omaha" logo
Ed McCaslin
BNAU 686404
Burlington Northern
Stoughton
sheet/post, "We Care About Kids" logo
John L. Becker
BNAU 686449
Burlington Northern
Stoughton
sheet/post, "We Care About Kids" logo
Gary Hannes
CDNU 490202
CaroTrans International
?
exterior-post
Gary Hannes
CSXU 281041
CSX Transportation
Jindo
corrugated-side; ex-APL
Michael McGowen
CSXU 281315
CSX Transportation
Jindo
corrugated-side; ex-APL
Charles Fox
CSXU 681126
CSX
Transportation
Hyundai
exterior-post
Gary Hannes
CSXU 682042
CSX Transportation
?
exterior-post, ex UP
Ed McCaslin
CSXU 682162
CSX Transportation
?
exterior-post, ex Dart
Ed McCaslin
CSXU 682197
CSX
Transportation
?
exterior-post, ex TransAmerica; notice the logos on the side - where did that slogan come from?
Michael McGowen
CSXU 685269
CSX
Transportation
?
sheet/post, ex-SPDU
Gary Hannes
CSXU
689115
CSX
Transportation
Monon
sheet/post; ex-ATSF (originally XTRA)
Charles Fox
CSXU 782453
CSX Transportation
Monon
sheet/post
Gary Hannes
CSXU 980254
CSX
Transportation
?
sheet/post; ex-CP
Matt Hannes
CSXU 980940
CSX
Transportation
?
exterior-post
Matt Hannes
CSXU 985916
CSX
Transportation
?
sheet/post; ex-SP
Gary Hannes
CSXU 986350
CSX Transportation
Jindo
corrugated-side;
here is another view
Charles Fox
CSXU 986394
CSX
Transportation
Jindo
corrugated-side
Gary Hannes
CSX
CSX
Transportation
Stoughton
exterior-post
Gary Hannes
CWIU 270152
ConWay Intermodal
Monon
sheet/post
Gary Hannes
CWIU 270475
ConWay Intermodal
Monon
sheet/post
Gary Hannes
DRTU 484437
Dart
Intermodal
Monon
exterior-post
Gary Hannes
EMPU 280610
EMP
?
exterior-post
Matt Hannes
EMPU 281197
EMP
Stoughton
exterior-post
Gary Hannes
EMPU 294424
EMP
?
exterior-post
Matt Hannes
EMPU 680405
EMP
Hyundai
exterior-post
Matt Hannes
FXEU 280660
FXE
exterior-post
Michael McGowen
GCPU 280570
Genstar Container Corp.
Hyundai
exterior-post
Charles Fox
HRCU 160114
Hercules
Hyundai
exterior-post;
here is another view
Gary Hannes
HRCU 160119
Hercules
Hyundai
exterior-post
Gary Hannes
HUBU 280865
Hub Group (BNSF)
Great Dane
exterior-post
Gary Hannes
HUBU 281795
Hub Group (BNSF)
Hyundai
exterior-post
Gary Hannes
NEW!
HUBU 685024
Hub Group (BNSF)
Hyundai
exterior-post
Gary Hannes
HUBU 685528
Hub Group (BNSF)
Stoughton
exterior-post
Gary Hannes
IDIU 680110 + others
Interdom
Monon
sheet/post
Matthew Martin
ITLU 481950
Itel Containers International
?
sheet/post
Gary Hannes
ITLU 800000
Itel Containers International
?
corrugated-side; this might be a test unit as I
am not aware of any others built like this for Itel
Charles Fox
JBHU 601487
J.B. Hunt
Great Dane
exterior-post
Gary Hannes
JBHU 602710
J.B. Hunt
Great Dane
exterior-post
Gary Hannes
JBHU 603002
J.B. Hunt
Great Dane
plate side
Charles Fox
JBHU 700867
J.B. Hunt
Great Dane
sheet/post
Gary Hannes
MDWU 280092
Minnesota, Dakota & Western Railway
Stoughton
sheet/post
Matt Hannes
NEW!
MDWU 280281
Minnesota, Dakota & Western Railway
Stoughton
sheet/post
Gary Hannes
MWSU 480084
Intermodal Sales Corp.
Stoughton
sheet/post
Gary Hannes
NCCU ______
North American Container System (NACS)
Stoughton
sheet/post
Chris Wilson
NCCU 291226
North American Container System (NACS)
?
sheet/post; ex-CN
Chris Wilson
NCCU 291246
North American Container System (NACS)
?
sheet/post; ex-CN
Gary Hannes
NEW!
NCCU 291432
North American Container System (NACS)
?
sheet/post; ex-CN
Gary Hannes
NCGU 100175
North American Container System
?
sheet/post; old Genstar logos
Michael McGowen
NCGU 605090
North American Container System
?
sheet/post
Gary Hannes
NEW!
NCGU 605189
North American Container System
?
sheet/post
Gary Hannes
NCGU 605348
North American Container System
?
sheet/post, ex-Genstar
Gary Hannes
NCHU 686204
North American Container System
Stoughton
sheet/post; ex-BNAU
Gary Hannes
NCHU 686469
North American Container System
Stoughton
sheet/post,
ex-BNAU; "We Care About Kids" logo
Gary Hannes
NCKU 680211
North American Container System
Stoughton
sheet/post
Michael McGowen
NCKU 680369
North American Container System
Stoughton
sheet/post
Gary Hannes
NCKU 688761
North American Container System
?
sheet/post; ex-SFTU
Michael McGowen
NCQU ______
North American Container System
?
sheet/post, ex-SFTU
Ed McCaslin
NCRU 482655
North American Container System
?
exterior-post
Gary Hannes
NCRU 488883
North American Container System
Hyundai
exterior-post
Gary Hannes
NCRU 489120
North American Container System
?
exterior-post; has logos of participating railroads
Rich Reinhart
NCUU 287074
North American Container System
?
sheet/post; ex-BNAU
Gary Hannes
NCUU 682088
North American Container System
?
sheet/post, ex-Itel
Peter Huffman
NCUU 688534
North American Container System
Monon
sheet/post, ex-Itel
Gary Hannes
PATU
280491
Pacer StackTrain
Monon
exterior-post
Gary Hannes
PATU
285078
Pacer StackTrain
Monon
exterior-post
Michael McGowen
PATU 440442
Pacer StackTrain
?
corrugated-side; out of service
Charles Fox
SFTU
280374
Santa Fe
Monon
exterior-post
Gary Hannes
SFTU 280741
Santa Fe
?
exterior-post
Gary Hannes
SFTU 281221
Santa Fe
Stoughton
exterior-post
Gary Hannes
SFTU 281366
Santa Fe
Stoughton
exterior-post
Gary Hannes
SFTU 284929
Santa Fe
Monon
exterior-post; for those wondering what the odd
stack car is, it's a rare Thrall-built bulkhead car
Gary Hannes
SFTU 684343
Santa Fe
Monon
sheet/post; ex-Itel
Gary Hannes
SFTU 684365
Santa Fe
Monon
sheet/post; ex-Itel
Gary Hannes
SFTU 689276
Santa Fe
Monon
sheet/post
Gary Hannes
SNLZ 972360
Schneider National
?
sheet/post; ex-BNAU 287248; used for training
Michael Cereghino
STRU 4884236
Sea Star
?
corrugated-side
Michael McGowen
STRU 4884621
Sea Star
?
corrugated-side
Michael McGowen
STRU 4885253
Sea Star
?
corrugated-side
Richard Fawcett
SPDU 680299
Southern Pacific
Stoughton
sheet/post
Matt Hannes
SPDU 681233
Southern Pacific
Monon
sheet/post
Gary Hannes
SPDU 681347
Southern Pacific
?
sheet/post
Gary Hannes
SPDU 681696
Southern Pacific
?
sheet/post
Gary Hannes
SPDU 691106
Southern Pacific
Monon
exterior-post
Gary Hannes
SPDU 691140
Southern Pacific
Monon
exterior-post
Gary Hannes
TAXU 681745
Trac Leasing
Hyundai
exterior-post
Charles Fox
TAXU 681813
Trac Leasing
Hyundai
exterior-post; here is another view
Charles Fox
ICSU 482789
TransAmerica Leasing
Fruehauf
sheet/post
Gary Hannes
ICSU 483293
TransAmerica Leasing
Fruehauf
sheet/post; NYK logos
Matt Hannes
UVLU 198802
United Van Lines
Monon
sheet/post
Chad Hewitt
48' REFRIGERATED BOXES:
| MARKS | OWNER | BUILDER | NOTES | PHOTO CREDIT |
| Alliance Shippers | Great Dane | Matt Hannes | ||
| reefer unit on ASIU reefer | Alliance Shippers | reefer unit built by Carrier | Matt Hannes | |
| ASIU 578692 | Alliance Shippers | Great Dane | Michael McGowen | |
| ASIU 578783 | Alliance Shippers | Great Dane | Gary Hannes | |
| CHAU 580144 | C.H. Robinson | Stoughton | Gary Hannes | |
| CHAU 580219 | C.H. Robinson | Stoughton | Gary Hannes | |
| CHAU 580279 | C.H. Robinson | Stoughton | Gary Hannes | |
| CHAU 580293 | C.H. Robinson | Stoughton | Gary Hannes | |
| IIRZ 580256 | C.H. Robinson | Stoughton | Gary Hannes | |
| STOU 581994 | C.H. Robinson | ? | Gary Hannes | |
| STOU 9000707 | Genstar | ? | Ed McCaslin | |
| STOU | Genstar | ? | Gary Hannes | |
| STOU 9000190 | Genstar | ? | Gary Hannes | |
| GOCU 549512 | Interfresh | ? | Gary Hannes | |
| GOCU 549565 | Interfresh | Great Dane | Ed McCaslin | |
| GOCU 549500 | Interfresh | Great Dane | John L. Becker | |
| GOCU 549642 | KLLM Transport Services | Great Dane | Gary Hannes | |
| C65025 | unknown | Stoughton | Esteban Chaves |
48' REFUSE CONTAINERS:
These 48' open-top refuse containers are operated by the East Carbon Development Company (now ECDC Environmental):
48' refuse containers for Land Recovery Inc.:
(above photos by Michael McGowen)
Here are a series of photos of various 48' refuse containers from the RABANCO operation in Washington:
RABU 480013 Here is a close-up of the logo.
(above photos by Michael McGowen)
48' refuse containers for Waste Connections of Washington:
WCWU 482025 Here is a close-up of the logo.
(above photos by Michael McGowen)
48' refuse containers for Waste Management:
WMXU 4832060 (photoby Michael McGowen)
48' AERODYNAMIC CONTAINERS:
These are 48-foot aerodynamic containers for use at the front of double-stack trains to reduce aerodynamic drag:
48' AIRCRAFT PARTS CONTAINERS:
48' FLATRACKS:
| MARKS | OWNER | BUILDER | NOTES | PHOTO CREDIT |
| BN America | ? | rare | John L. Becker | |
| BN America | ? | rare | John L. Becker | |
| Norfolk Southern 48' flatrack | Norfolk Southern | ? | specialized for carrying empty chassis | Keith Belk |
| Union Pacific 48' flatrack | Union Pacific | ? | rare | Ed McCaslin |
| TSUU 380356 | Union Pacific | ? | rare | Ryan Hickey |
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