COFC
See Container on Flat Car.
Coffee
Respite period enjoyed by baggage men while awaiting arrival of the next train. Also called spot.
2. COFC (Container On Flatcar)
From early "LCL" boxes to modern double-stacks, containers are an important part of transportation across many modes.
3. Roadrailers ...
COFC
Coke Rack
A slatted frame or box applied above the sides and ends of gondola or hopper cars to increase the cubic capacity for the purpose of carrying coke or other freight in which the bulk is large relative to the weight.
COFC Container on flat car. Referred to in intermodal traffic. Color Light Signal A fixed signal in which the indications are given by the color of a light only.
See TOFC,COFC, Piggyback. IRT Interboro Rapid Transit - subdivision A of the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) subway
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Joint Facilities Any facilities owned by two or more railroads.
COFC - Container on flat car.
Cog Railroad - A railroad that can climb steep grades by using a toothed cog wheel between the driving wheels of the locomotive that meshes with the teeth of a rack rail that is mounted to the cross ties between ...
COFC: Abbreviation for "Container On Flat Car".[9]
Colour light signal: A signal in which the colour of the light(s) determine the meaning of the aspect shown.
COFC
RAILWAYS. Container on flat car. Probably a US term. See also "TOFC".
Cog Railway
RAILWAYS. See "Rack And Pinion".
Colour Position Light (CPL)
RAILWAYS. A type of signal.
He had three GP40R's and 107 trailers and containers (not cars actual TOFC/COFC count, that many trucks not on I-57 tonight). Then we all meet the grain train with two SD70s, a GTW GP38-2 and 125 loads.
Container on Flatcar (COFC)
Movement of a container on a railroad flat car. This movement is made without the container being mounted on a chassis.
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Pig A TOFC or COFC type car. Piggyback TOFC or trailer on a flat car. Originally used when truck trailers were loaded onto flat cars for shipment by rail. Piglet A locomotive engineer trainee.
With respect to freight traffic, it is most often used for the carriage of highway trailers (TOFC) or containers on flat cars (COFC).
 See also: Truck, Track, Container, Locomotive, Engine
  
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