Re: Photo: Barrels in A Boxcar
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Mont Switzer
Clark,
I had never heard of shipping cement in barrels.
I know early cement loads shipped by truck consisted of bags stacked on flat bed trailers. I just figured rail shipments were bags stacked in boxcars.
What were the barrels made of?
Mont
Montford L. Switzer President Switzer Tank Lines, Inc. Fall Creek Leasing, LLC. (765) 836-2914
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On Behalf Of Clark Propst
Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2020 10:22 AM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Photo: Barrels in A Boxcar
Cement was shipped in barrels for years. Many company's logos were round to fit the top of a barrel. Cement was still being sold by the barrel into the 60s. Maybe the 70s? Four sacks of regular Portland cement equal a barrel. Works out
to 94 lbs per sack nowadays.
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