other waste containers. Recently, the concept has also been adapted into a five-unit spine car capable of carrying two large containers per spine. Constructing an ULTRA spine car
and the containers it carries can be done utilizing a combination of scratchbuilding and kitbashing with the Athearn Impack car end parts as a starting point for the spines. Although the Impack cars are presently out of production many languish on dusty store shelves and may often be pur- chased at a clearance price. Presently there is no commercial
model suitable for the containers. How- ever, they can be scratchbuilt fairly easily using styrene sheet, strip and angles, with the addition of a few detail parts. To insure your ULTRA spine car will properly hold the containers we will start by building the containers.
The walls of the six-foot container are fitted into the corner angle pieces to form a box, then styrene strips are placed at the top and bottom of the container for added strength.
three 100-ton trucks, each spine set is capable of carrying six 28-cubic yard (20′-0″×8′-0″×6′-4¹/₂″) steel solid waste containers. By using the ULTRA concept, containers are double stacked at car ends but not in the middle; thus,
each truck is effectively loaded with two containers. Found in service under EPIX as well
as other reporting marks, these UL- TRA cars can be found throughout the country carrying EPIC, Coltainer and
Constructing an EPIC container The standard container used by
EPIC, as well as other waste compa- nies, is 20 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 6′- 4½″ high. It has an open top and is manufactured by Accurate Industries. The design has been revised over time from the initial nine-rib design to a more streamlined, lighter three-rib de-
After the top and bottom pieces are attached to the ends (top left), three side ribs are placed on the sides (top right) and two side ribs (above left) on the ends. The lift posts are then added to
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each corner. These posts will cover the original angles on the corners. With the posts installed (above right), dimples repre- senting holes for lifting the container can be drilled in the pieces.
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