Chessie360
GP38 #3829 brings westbound SLN3 into Niagara Falls, NY on 9/1/85. In the early days of the Sea-Land landbridge service some containers moved on regular flats. When this happened the preferred routing was the C&O route west of Buffalo through Canada to Detroit & Chicago as it was shorter and required fewer crews. When double stacks were used, the B&O west of Buffalo to New Castle, PA and beyond was used as the Detroit River tunnel on the C&O could not accommodate high cars at that time.(CSS1228c)
Chessie360
GP38 #3829 brings westbound SLN3 into Niagara Falls, NY on 9/1/85. In the early days of the Sea-Land landbridge service some containers moved on regular flats. When this happened the preferred routing was the C&O route west of Buffalo through Canada to Detroit & Chicago as it was shorter and required fewer crews. When double stacks were used, the B&O west of Buffalo to New Castle, PA and beyond was used as the Detroit River tunnel on the C&O could not accommodate high cars at that time.(CSS1228c)