Chiquita used to say: "NEVER put bananas in the refrigerator!" I assume she had box cars in mind. regards, Andy Miller

Read? Who's got time to read? I've gotta' say somethin' or folks'll think I'm not paying attention! Charleston, SC. Frank Greene Memphis, TN

While reviewing the June 2002 issue of RAILMODEL JOURNAL I came across a 1920s photo of C&NW's Wood Street Terminal in Chicago. This facility also was known as "The Potato Yard". The image shows

Bob Chaparro wrote: I would say there are MANY additional railroad photos. Let them know, Bob. We should all share knowledge when it can help with something like this. Many photos also

My understanding is that the majority of the bananas came in thru East Coast and Gulf ports - originally - and then that there were changes in shipping and in the overall demand (due as much to

There are some additional railroad photos. Searches using the terms "railroad", "santa fe", "southern pacific", "union pacific", "freight", "station", etc will bring them out. I believe there are

In a message dated 3/21/2007 8:40:47 AM Central Daylight Time, STMFC@... writes: Perhaps it will also reveal some info on another C&EI caboose that I've been searching for,....a 4

In a message dated 3/20/2007 6:27:03 PM Central Daylight Time, STMFC@... writes: While it has nothing to do with waycars I thought the SLSF was the road that had been involved with the

Dave Powell wrote: Dave, are you reading all the posts? Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510)

Don’t forget New Orleans. LA. Dave Powell

Boston and New York, too. SGL

Kurt Laughlin wrote: That's the term in freight service for grabbing someone's empty for your own use (of course with free-running cars, that's okay). The eastern railroads, often without much

Now how could I have missed that?Sorry 'bout that.Armand Premo

Jerry Michels, Thanks for your info. I went to the MPHS and ordered their MP Caboose book. Not cheap!,...but 400 pages of apparently deep-data. It says it covers the MoPac & C&EI, and their other

Dave wrote: oriented photos, include I haven't checked out any of the Graves photos except his Yosemite Valley Railroad photos. There are 58 Graves photos of the YV of which about half are locomotive

Armand Premo wrote: Armand, read the original post: the poster asked if all bananas came in through Gulf Coast ports. Last time I checked, New Orleans qualified as one of those. Tony Thompson

And New Orleans? Armand Premo

Russ- I knew "Wood Street Yard"..... Not Robey.... but had a brain fart. Thanks, Charlie Vlk

The "banana dock" was a fixture on the southern San Francisco waterfront. I remember seeing PFE reefers there marked "for banana loading only" -- but being young and carefree as well as cameraless I