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In early days lumber was typically loaded/unloaded by hand, a stick at a time. Where cranes were available, cranes were used, with slings under the lumber. Doug Harding

Attached is a view of a Pennsy Lines G22 gondola, circa 1921. This might be a recent arrival with the unloading crew at hand, or a recently loaded car documented with the loading crew.

Jim Thank You for your kind word regarding my blog. I have attached a couple of photos of the lumber load Jim is commenting on. And, yes by hand. For others if interested in seeing the build of

I finally got to watch this and it is an excellent film thanks for sharing, Jeff. Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Since coal, perishables and other items were unloaded by hand, this doesn't seem hard to believe, Jerry Michels

On Sun, Dec 25, 2022 at 08:55 AM, Steve and Barb Hile wrote: Microscale has safety placard decals, such as 87-975.Except that some of the placards in this set are wrong for our period. Too much red

Dennis Storzek wrote: “Note the worker nearest the camera seems to be fitting old cardboard boxes folded flat as dunnage in the door opening to keep the product cases from jiggling into the door

And this is where those Studebaker bodies (usually shipped in box cars) were headed -- to the Los Angeles assembly plant. There were also ATSF gondolas and flat cars equipped to

Another photo of Studebaker bodies in a gondola - from the Real STMFC archives: https://realstmfc.groups.io/g/main/message/181914 Ken Montero

Note the worker nearest the camera seems to be fitting old cardboard boxes folded flat as dunnage in the door opening to keep the product cases from jiggling into the door opening and getting scuffed

Loading Chili – Austin, Texas (1948) Photo from the Portal To Texas History Website. Description: Photograph of two men loading boxes on to rail cars at Walker's Austex Chili located at 500-502

Yep. Entire car was often by hand. Brian J. Carlson -- Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY

Merry Christmas - ALL, I was reading Lester Breuer's excellent blog and came across a model of a gon with a lumber load. The load was "3 groups tall" with each group being 'about the height of the

Auto bodies in gondolas. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Microscale has safety placard decals, such as 87-975. Steve Hile

Not placards, but placard frames. And yes Plano makes etched metal HO scale tank car placard frames - item #310 On 12/24/2022 10:58 PM, Alex Schneider wrote:

An early style of walk-around platform. I guess the platform handrails were a later innovation! On 12/24/2022 11:38 PM, nyc3001 . wrote: -- Tim

Based on the repack dates, I think this film was probably taken in 1952 or early 1953. There are some interesting tank cars at 2:36. They look like a kind of GA Type 30, but I've never seen this dome

These are the cars I remember from a summer working at the Upjohn Company (pharmaceuticals) in 1965, and at paper companies in Kalamazoo. Unless your online industries include a major refinery or