Re: Hauling Grapes By Rail
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Anthony Thompson <thompson@...>
Peter J. McClosky wrote:
A promoters view:These amusing postcards were common early in the 20th century. Note in this particular one that the car shown is one SP never owned (nor is the car number a gondola number on SP), ditto for the trucks, of which SP owned none. As for the size of the grapes depicted, well, California really IS a very productive agricultural state . . . Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax, (510) 540-1937; e-mail, thompson@... Publishers of books on railroad history
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