Stac-Pac Flat Cars
SP's solution to moving high end autos in the 1970's was to move them stacked in triple level containers on specially equipped 89' flat cars.
For more information, see my article on the development and history of the Stac-Pac car in the SP Historical & Technical Society publication Trainline, volume 113.
Photo by: George Cockle
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SSW 80300-80349 |
lot 9547B; 10/1971 |
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SP 517300-517363 |
lot 9606; 5/1973 |
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SSW 80350-80419 |
lot 9607; 6/1973 |
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SSW 84920-84952 |
lot 9755A; 4/1974 |
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SSW 84953-84992 |
lot 9755; 4/1975? |
The SP was not the only road to roster Stac-Pac flats. The Santa Fe had seven Ft-84 class cars ATSF 705000-705006 built by PS in 4/1974 (lot 9743A.) They had enclosed tri-level auto racks added in 1976 and were renumbered to ATSF 700160-700166.
There were also flats owned by Trailer Train marked with TTSX reporting marks as follows:
TTSX 802869-802920 PLH10 PS 12-73 Lot 9698C TTSX 803075-803174 PLH10 PS 5-74 Lot 9743B TTSX 803242-803274 PLH10 PS 6-74 Lot 9743 TTSX 850383-850439 PLH21 PS 12/74-1/75 Lot 9757, 9757D TTSX 850498 PLH21 PS 12/74-1/75 Lot 9757, 9757D
Stac-Pac containers were owned and pooled by ATSF, D&RGW, FEC, MDT, MILW, MP, RI, Southern, SP and SSW. Containers were fabricated by FMC-Gunderson, W&K and possibly others such as Evans Products, Portec, Pullman and Stanray. The most commonly seen containers were the W&K.