Ford Modifies Railcars to Ship New Ford Transit Van

NORWALK, Ohio - When it came to shipping the all-new 2015 Transit, Ford engineers faced a little bit of a challenge. As awesome as it is to be able to offer customers the best-in-class interior cargo height with both medium and high-roof heigh options, these vans could not be shipped in traditional railcars and trucks. With the help of railroad and railcar manufacturers, Ford engineers developed a solution and created a modified railcar to ship the new Ford Transit Van in. 

The inner decks of each of the railcars have been lowered, allowing for as many as seven medium - and high-roof Transit vans to be loaded onto the lower deck at a time. There is even space for as many as seven smaller vehicles, like the Ford Fusion, to be loaded onto the top deck at the same time. Modifications of the railcar have only been made on the inside, so height will not be an issue when going through overpasses and tunnels. 

With this innovative method for Transit transportation, Ford is able to deliver Transit vehicles to the dealers more efficiently and at a lower cost.  Dealers that are within a 500-mile radius of the Kansas City Assembly Plant, where the Transit is being produced, will have the Transit delivered by truck. Shipments over 500 miles will be delivered by the railcar. By Ford optimizing the balance of rail and truck transportation and utilizing resources responsibly, they will be able to continue to support their Blueprint for Sustainability.

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