The oversized 20-2 tri-level autoracks illustrated.

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FOR TODAY’S UPDATE, Wagons on the Web’s attention moves to the massive 20-2 tri-level autoracks that can be found plying North American rails. Never as common as their normal-sized counterparts, they can make for a striking sight when marshalled within a rake of standard height racks.


BNSF 306073 20-2 tri-level autorack (BNSF rack) [2002]

GVSR 89028 20-2 tri-level autorack (SP rack) [2005]

TTQX 710588 20-2 tri-level autorack (CR rack) [2002]

TTQX 710890 20-2 tri-level autorack (UP rack) [2006]

TTQX 800340 20-2 tri-level autorack (CR rack) [2006]

TTQX 801270 20-2 tri-level autorack (UP rack) [2002]

TTQX 802457 20-2 tri-level autorack (CR rack) [2002]

TTQX 802650 20-2 tri-level autorack (UP rack) [2006]

TTQX 890919 20-2 tri-level autorack (UP rack) [2002]

TTQX 901329 20-2 tri-level autorack (UP rack) [2006]

TTQX 901663 20-2 tri-level autorack (CR rack) [2006]

TTQX 902328 20-2 tri-level autorack (BN rack) [2002]

All photographs by Gareth Bayer.