FIND THE RIGHT CAR FOR ANY INDUSTRY.
Get exactly what you need to move your products and your bottom line. PNW Railcars is a full-line lessor serving a number of industries including automotive, chemical, steel, agriculture, aggregates, construction, infrastructure and intermodal. With one of the newest and most comprehensive fleets in rail leasing, we’re perfectly positioned to help get you – and your products – where you both need to be.
General purpose tank cars are used for the transport of hazardous and non-hazardous liquid commodities or solids which are liquefied prior to unloading. Tank cars can be equipped with coils and insulation to assist with unloading, and can be lined for protection of the tank shell or product purity. We also offer tank cars designed for the transport of pressurized commodities such as LPG.
Typical general purpose tank cars are sized from 15,000 gallons to 30,500 gallons, while pressure cars are designed to carry 33,000 gallons.
Tank cars can be configured with a variety of top fittings and loading and unloading valves to meet specific shipping requirements.
GENERAL PURPOSE TANKS
18,400 gal. DOT-111
19,600 gal. AAR-211
20,500 gal. DOT-111
23,500 gal. DOT-111
23,600 gal. DOT-117
25,500 gal. DOT-111
25,600 gal. DOT-117
28,600 gal. DOT-117
29,300 gal. AAR-211
30,500 gal. DOT-117
PRESSURE TANKS
33,700 gal. DOT112J340W
33,500 gal. DOT105J400W
Covered hopper cars are designed for carrying loads which require protection from the weather, and vary in sizes generally from 3,000 cubic feet to 6,600 cubic feet. Products are loaded through top hatches, either circular or trough-style, and unloaded through gates at the bottom of the railcar (gravity, gravity/pneumatic or pressure differential discharge systems). Typical commodities loaded in covered hoppers include sand, cement, grain, other agricultural products, potash, soda ash and plastic pellets.
3250cf Gravity Discharge
4275cf Gravity Discharge
4750cf Gravity Discharge
5200cf Gravity Discharge
5400cf Gravity Discharge
5650cf Pressure Differential
6250cf Gravity/Pneumatic
6350cf Gravity Discharge
6580cf Gravity Discharge
Open top hopper cars for aggregate service are sized at 2,400 cubic feet and are designed to transport aggregates, crushed stone, rock and gravel, serving various construction industries. Open top hopper cars for coal service are 4200 cubic feet and are built with an aluminum car body for maximum payload. The cars are equipped with rotary couplers and an automatic discharge door system.
2400cf Aggregate Hopper
Aggregate gondolas are designed to transport aggregate product, such as crushed stone, sand and gravel, serving various construction industries. The cars are unloaded from the top utilizing a clam shell or car topper, so very little infrastructure is required at the unloading site.
Aggregate Gondolas
Coil Gondolas
52′ Mill Gondolas
66′ Mill Gondolas
Boxcars are designed to meet the needs of a variety of industries and commodities. Typical products carried include pulp and paper, canned goods, manufactured parts (such as automotive parts), and forest products. Boxcars can be offered for lease on either a term or per diem basis.
50′ Plate F
60′ Plate F
Shipping vehicles requires special equipment, which is why we offer modern and flexible automotive shipping platforms designed to meet the specific needs of the automotive shipper. Product offerings include carriers that are single-unit bi-level or tri-level loading and articulated two-unit cars with adjustable decks for bi- and tri-level loading.
AutoMax
Bi-level Autorack
Tri-level Autorack
Center partition cars (or centerbeams) are also flat cars designed for transporting bundled building supplies such as lumber, wallboard and fence posts. The center partition provides strength and protects the cargo during transit.
Centerbeam
40′ Intermodal Double-Stack Well Cars
53′ Intermodal Double-Stack Well Cars
50′ General Purpose Flat Cars
60′ General Purpose Flat Cars
89′ General Purpose Flat Cars