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Sunday, July 5, 2009

Freight Service

Logistics Group International Rail Transport

Superloads by Rail Car Transport for Heavy Equipment

For certain large volume or heavy equipment shipping and transport, the movement of goods by railroad car is a cost-effective alternative to highway transportation and is environmentally friendly.

Over the years superload rail shipping has become safer, more dependable and quicker than you think. Typical transit time for coast-to-coast railroad freight delivery is less than ten days. With specialized rail shipping logistics and services, Logistics Group International has your turnkey rail solutions. Heavy and overdimensional shipping will be handled through our railroad shipping specialists, who will ultimately arrange all the details of your rail freight transport needs. Your freight cargo is monitored and tracked from origin to destination.

Whether shipping freight by rail from east to west or north to south, the infrastructure is there, and the savings it represents can be considerable. LGI Inc. has the experience and resources to design a railroad freight solution for your specific requirements. We're especially experienced in shipping by rail to Mexico and can accommodate many unique situations. We observe and listen, understanding your freight and cargo transport needs. We guarantee that any shipper that uses LGI's services will benefit from reasonable railway shipping costs, receive support for administrative issues related to shipping by rail and enjoy all the advantages of railroad service. Call us to speak with a rail freight transportation specialist.

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QR Steam Locomotive

AC16 221A

This steam locomotive was one of 20 imported from the United States during the Second World War. Designed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, they were known by railway workers as 'Yanks' in reference to their country of origin.

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QR Steam Locomotive

PB15 732

732 spent most of its working life in the former South Western Division of Queensland Railways and was a popular engine with crews based in the district. The engine worked passenger, mail and goods trains in its many years of service.

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Steam Locomotive

BB18 1/4 1089

This steam locomotive is recognised as being the last to enter service on a mainline railway in Australia. Built by Walkers Limited of Maryborough, it entered service on March 13, 1958 at a cost of $45,665.17.11. It was withdrawn from service in June 1969.

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Steam Locomotive

C17 974

A total of 227 C17 locomotives were built in Australia and overseas and the first entered service in 1920. Painted brown with green lining, they were nicknamed 'Brown Bombers' - a reference to Joe Lewis, the world heavyweight-boxing champion.

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Steam Locomotive

The Blue Baby

The last steam locomotive designed and built by the Ipswich Railway Workshops, 'The Blue Baby', entered service in 1952. It was one of twelve engines of this class, which were primarily used for passenger workings, local goods and shunt trains.

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Steam Locomotive

Beyer Garratt 1009

In 1950, QR purchased ten of these locomotives from Beyer-Peacock, Manchester and twenty from Franco-Belge of France. Between the mid 1950s until the late 1960s they worked coal trains, air-conditioned passenger trains and grain trains in central Queensland.

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