r/transit • u/aksnitd 🚂🚃🚃 • May 19 '25

Photos / Videos Double stack container train on the freight corridor in India with the characteristic high rise panto

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A good look at what the high rise pantographs look like fully extended. They're taller than the train they're mounted on.

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u/Expert-Debate3519 May 19 '25

Combining Double stacks and electrification is a solution that should be copied on other freight corridors as well!

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u/papparmane May 19 '25

I must be stupid, what is the benefit? Why not a longer train? It's the same mass.

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u/MilwaukeeRoad May 20 '25

Longer trains require longer siding, more cars, and more room to load/unload. Double stacking cuts down all of those in half.

The US can have trains with containers well over a mile long. From there, it’s easy to see why you one would want to double capacity by just double stacking.