Scrapping LIRR's Experimental Intermodal Bogies
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On June 8th, 2017, several of Long Island Rail Road's experimental "Intermodal Bogies" were dragged down the Montauk Cuttoff to Sunnyside Yard to be cut up for scrap. This video shows the scrapping process. First introduced in 1988, the bogies were LIRR's way of bringing Piggy Back (TOFC) service to Long Island. Berwick Freight Car Company manufactured the cars to meet the many freight restrictions on LIRR such as height & third rail clearances. Unfortunately the bogie service was cancelled in 1991 following several issues and as a result the cars were placed in storage on the Montauk Cutoff & Hicksville. Fast forward to 2017, Frontier Metals was award the scrapping contract and on June 8th, the scrapping progress was started.
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They were an interesting idea. I worked for one of the trucking companies that used this service. The cost to transport semi trailers IMHO was more than it was worth. IIRC it was $100 per trailer, 10 trailer minimum.
them being dragged, with the couplers, looked like somebody being led to an execution. pretty fittingly.
Finally getting rid of those. They’ve been sitting on the Montauk cut off for years
Everything on Long Island has to be trucked in.
Why did they not sell them to other Railroad or turn them into rail lease cars
Some high tech track switching there.
Well, this is a waste!
Hey man is there a way to contact you directly?