{"id":1705,"date":"2024-09-11T14:10:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T14:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/?page_id=1705"},"modified":"2024-09-11T16:35:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T16:35:51","slug":"cs-rail-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/?page_id=1705","title":{"rendered":"CS Rail Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since 2013, Container Solutions has been a leader in rail services.\u00a0 With a solid reputation with rail shippers and receivers; along with all Class 1 rail roads in Canada and the USA.\u00a0\u00a0 Our team of well trained, certified rail workers, we focusing on doing the job well and protecting your freight.\u00a0 Whether you need a load adjusted in transit,\u00a0 help securing a high wide dimensional shipment, domestic or international intermodal services, or freight salvaged from a derailment.\u00a0 Our team of industry experts are here to help.<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-1752\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-90-1 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-1752 ml-slider ms-theme-default nav-hidden\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"Boxcar Slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_1752\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_1752\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1762 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1762\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Boxcar-loading-2.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Box Car with Peper pulp load adjustment\" class=\"slider-1752 slide-1762\" title=\"Boxcar-loading-2\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1759 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1759\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Paper-Pulp-Load-Adjust.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Box Car with Peper pulp doorway securement\" class=\"slider-1752 slide-1759\" title=\"Paper-Pulp-Load-Adjust\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1761 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1761\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Boxcar-load-adjust2.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Transfer aluminum ingots from boxcar to boxcar\" class=\"slider-1752 slide-1761\" title=\"Boxcar-load-adjust2\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1760 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1760\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Boxcar-loading-ingots.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Box Car with ingots load adjustment\" class=\"slider-1752 slide-1760\" title=\"Boxcar-loading-ingots\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1764 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1764\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Boxcar-load-adjust.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Box Car with Peper Rolls load adjustment\" class=\"slider-1752 slide-1764\" title=\"Boxcar-load-adjust\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1763 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1763\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Boxcar-loading-1.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Box Car with Plywood load adjustment\" class=\"slider-1752 slide-1763\" title=\"Boxcar-loading-1\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1><strong>Boxcar Loading and Unloading<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>We load and unload box cars filled with any approved commodity.\u00a0 We follow the AAR closed car loading guidelines to secure your load and ensure your freight arrives at destination without damage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Specialty Paper Roll Clamps<\/strong> to load and unload paper from 30 inch up to 72 inch rolls<\/p>\n<p><strong>Specialty Paper Bale Clamps<\/strong> to load and unload baled commodities<\/p>\n<p><strong>Specialty Lumber Forks<\/strong> for loading and unloading bundles of plywood, OSB, m<span class=\"ILfuVd\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"hgKElc\">elamine <\/span><\/span>without damaging the bundles.<\/p>\n<p>Other commodities we handle often in boxcars are metal ingots, super-sacs, pallets, coiled metal, bagged and baled freight.<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-1739\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-90-1 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-1739 ml-slider ms-theme-default nav-hidden nav-hidden\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"Grain and Bulk Services\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_1739\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_1739\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1745 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1745\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grain-Transfer-five.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Grain Transfer in Railcar\" class=\"slider-1739 slide-1745\" title=\"Grain-Transfer-five\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1746 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1746\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grain-Transfer-four.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"800\" alt=\"PVC Resin Transfer in Railcar\" class=\"slider-1739 slide-1746\" title=\"Grain-Transfer-four\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1747 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1747\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grain-Transfer-one.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Grain Transfer Railcar to Railcar\" class=\"slider-1739 slide-1747\" title=\"Grain-Transfer-one\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1748 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1748\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grain-Transfer-three.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Petroleum Coke Transload\" class=\"slider-1739 slide-1748\" title=\"Grain-Transfer-three\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1749 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1749\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Grain-Transfer-two.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Carbon Black Transload\" class=\"slider-1739 slide-1749\" title=\"Grain-Transfer-two\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1><strong>Bulk Commodity Loading and Unloading<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Our team of bulk cargo flow specialist have a wide range of experience loading and unloading hopper rail cars, transloading and balancing many different types of commodities including:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bulk grain transfer <\/strong>like soybeans, corn, wheat, rice, mustard, beat pulp and barley<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bulk PVC transfer<\/strong> pellets and resin powder.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bulk powder transfer<\/strong> like corn meal, soy meal, canola meal, sodium carbonate, PVC resin, disodium tetraborate, alumina hydrate<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bulk specialty transfers<\/strong> like carbon black, bentonite clay, petroleum coke, rock salt, volcanic graduals<\/p>\n<p>We can transfer just about anything with line up of portable vac trucks and transfer units. Working national wide in Canada and North Eastern USA; we offer load transfering and balancing services.<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-1793\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-90-1 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-1793 ml-slider ms-theme-default nav-hidden nav-hidden nav-hidden\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"New Slideshow\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_1793\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_1793\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1799 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1799\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Container-to-container-transfer-in-rail-terminal.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Container Transloading in Terminal\" class=\"slider-1793 slide-1799\" title=\"Container-to-container-transfer-in-rail-terminal\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1798 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1798\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Steel-Pipe-Rework.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"800\" alt=\"steel pipe transloading\" class=\"slider-1793 slide-1798\" title=\"Steel-Pipe-Rework\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1800 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1800\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Damaged-Container-Transload.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Floor loaded container balancing\" class=\"slider-1793 slide-1800\" title=\"Damaged-Container-Transload\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1801 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1801\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Imbalanced-container-being-lifted.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Imblanaced container being removed from chassis for reworking\" class=\"slider-1793 slide-1801\" title=\"Imbalanced-container-being-lifted\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1><strong>Container Reworking and Transloading at Rail Terminals<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Container transloading and reworking \/ re-balancing occurs in terminal when a container has been damaged and or the container is imbalanced and deemed unsafe for the road or to continue on rail.\u00a0\u00a0 When loading containers for rail; we follow the AAR intermodal loading guide to ensure the freight is secured properly and makes it to destination without shifting and undamaged.<\/p>\n<p>We find every type of commodity in containers.\u00a0 Having a wide variety of specialized equipment helps us in transloading or rebalancing containers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-1767\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-90-1 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-1767 ml-slider ms-theme-default nav-hidden nav-hidden nav-hidden nav-hidden\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"Open Top Loading\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_1767\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_1767\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1775 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1775\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Open-top-gross-over-wieght-load-reduction.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Reducing gross overweight gondola railcar\" class=\"slider-1767 slide-1775\" title=\"Open-top-gross-over-wieght-load-reduction\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1777 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1777\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Centerbeam-flat-rework-to-add-addtional-strapping.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Centerbeam flat with dimensional lumber needed addtional strapping in transit\" class=\"slider-1767 slide-1777\" title=\"Centerbeam-flat-rework-to-add-addtional-strapping\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1773 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1773\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Steel-I-Beams-in-Gondolas-that-needed-to-be-transloaded.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Transloading Steel I Beams from Gondola to Gondola\" class=\"slider-1767 slide-1773\" title=\"Steel-I-Beams-in-Gondolas-that-needed-to-be-transloaded\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1776 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1776\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Open-top-aluminum-ingots-that-needed-more-straps-after-they-shifted.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Large Aluminum Ingots needed new and more strapping during transit\" class=\"slider-1767 slide-1776\" title=\"Open-top-aluminum-ingots-that-needed-more-straps-after-they-shifted\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1774 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1774\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Steel-Slab-Load-Adjust.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Steel slabs shifted and needed a load adjustment during transit\" class=\"slider-1767 slide-1774\" title=\"Steel-Slab-Load-Adjust\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1><strong>Open Top Loading \/ Transloading<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Open top loading requires some special skill, considerations, and oversight.\u00a0 If your securement method fails, there is nothing holding the load on to the railcar.\u00a0 This is why all Class 1 railroads have special teams to oversee the load planing of open top railcars.<\/p>\n<p>We load open top flat, gondolas, centerbeam flats, and bulkhead flats.\u00a0 We follow the AAR Open Top Loading Guidelines to secure your load and ensure your freight arrives at destination without damage.<\/p>\n<p>When loading open top; the commodities we see most often are dimensional lumber, engineered lumber, plywood, rebar, steel I beams, steel plate, and ingots.<\/p>\n<p>Specialty forklifts, and cranes are the most common pieces of equipment we use when loading, unloading, or correcting open top loads.<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-1779\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-90-1 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-1779 ml-slider ms-theme-default nav-hidden nav-hidden nav-hidden nav-hidden nav-hidden\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"Hi Wide Dimensional\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_1779\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_1779\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1784 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1784\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dimensional-Loading-experts.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Open top railcars loaded with hi wide dimenstional military vehicles\" class=\"slider-1779 slide-1784\" title=\"Dimensional-Loading-experts\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1787 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1787\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Hi-Wide-Dimensional-Loading-Contruction-Equipment.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Open top railcars loaded with hi wide dimenstional contruction equipment\" class=\"slider-1779 slide-1787\" title=\"Hi-Wide-Dimensional-Loading-Contruction-Equipment\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1785 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1785\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Hi-Wide-Dimensional-Loading-and-securement-expert.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Open top railcars loaded with hi wide military vehicles\" class=\"slider-1779 slide-1785\" title=\"Hi-Wide-Dimensional-Loading-and-securement-expert\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1790 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1790\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Hi-Wide-Dimensional-Loading-transformer.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Transformer on Railcar\" class=\"slider-1779 slide-1790\" title=\"Hi-Wide-Dimensional-Loading-transformer\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1><strong>High Wide and Dimensional Rail Shipments<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>In 2021, we started doing a <strong>dimensional rail shipments<\/strong>.\u00a0 These are open top loads that require special loading and planning due to there height, width, and or length.\u00a0\u00a0 When loading dimensional loads, consideration needs to be made about the route the railcar is travelling.\u00a0\u00a0 Placement and dimensions of bridges, tunnels, signs, and signal lights are all taken into consideration to determine the correct route open top loads need to take to avoid and catastrophic damages to the load or rail infrastructure.\u00a0 When loading these types of shipments; balancing the load on the railcar as well as securing the with the correct methods are critical in ensuring safe transport to destination.<\/p>\n<p>Common dimensional freight is military equipment, mining equipment, construction equipment, wind turbines \/ blades, and hydro transformers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since 2013, Container Solutions has been a leader in rail services.\u00a0 With a solid reputation with rail shippers and receivers; along with all Class 1 rail roads\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/?page_id=1705\"><span>Read More &raquo;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1705","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1705"}],"version-history":[{"count":46,"href":"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1705\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1822,"href":"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1705\/revisions\/1822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.containersolutions.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}