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BNSF the First American Intermodal Operator to Order Wide-Span Rail-Mounted Gantry Cranes

2007-08-02

BNSF has become the first American intermodal operator to order wide-span, high-performance Rail-Mounted Gantry (RMG) cranes from Konecranes.
Some 13 RMG container-handling cranes, which are larger and more efficient than current cranes, will be delivered to BNSF's Memphis and Kansas City intermodal terminals.

The new cranes are all-electric and will have a low environmental impact, according to Konecranes. The cranes are also equipped with Regenerative Network Braking units that enable energy released during lowering the load or during braking to be fed back to the local electric power grid, instead of being wasted in braking resistors.
The RMGs span 42.6 meters and can lift 40-foot containers one-over-five high. They will be used for the transfer of containers between stack, railcars and road vehicles.

To learn more about wide-span cranes, click here.

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