Written by: Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor The Greenbrier Companies announced production of its 100,000th intermodal double-stack railcar in January. The manufacturer has been building intermodal cars for 32 years at its flagship Gunderson production and design facility in Portland, Ore. “Gunderson has been a pioneer in railcar design since Greenbrier’s 1985 acquisition of this legendary manufacturing facility in operation since 1919,” said William A. Furman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Building 100,000 intermodal double-stack units is a significant achievement for Greenbrier. It is the result of years of hard work and dedication provided by our American workforce at Gunderson, which includes many employees who have worked in this facility in Portland for multiple decades.” Greenbrier employees more than 1,000 in Portland. The current five-unit Maxi-Stack platform is the 13th iteration of Greenbrier’s original design. The design of the double-stack car revolutionized the transportation of long distance freight by rail. Greenbrier said double-stack cars carry 70% of all U.S. intermodal shipments, and that it has built about half of all intermodal double-stack railcars operating globally. Continue reading...
