Re: Photo: Gondolas With "Large Forms" Loads (1947)
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I would second the suggestion the gons contain forms for concrete work. Look like larger versions of the forms I remember using when pouring foundation walls.
Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of mopacfirst
Sent: Thursday, August 6, 2020 11:27 AM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Photo: Gondolas With "Large Forms" Loads (1947)
Those could very well literally be 'forms' for concrete work, either for a retaining wall (dike or levee) or a large formed concrete structure. Could have been something being constructed at the time of the explosion. Texas City and the areas near Galveston have had levees for a long time, and they use concrete walls in areas where there isn't room for an earthen dike, and sometimes there was a concrete wall at the core of an earthen levee.
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