Unfortunately, referencing a specific photo in the CNWHS archives is difficult. Bob's link won't get you there. best I can offer is a link to the photo

I'm in the process of uploading a new catalog to the web site so don't be surprised if the site in unavailable for some time. For some reason I get the message FORBIDDEN when I try to access

W T Rawleigh made health products such as salves, ointments, and liniments; and food products which included flavorings, extracts, spices, and seasonings which, I believe, were sold by

Andy Miller wrote: It's already been explained that this refers to ripe ones. And for those who don't know, the skin of a ripe or nearly ripe table banana turning brown or black does NOT affect

The following site documnets the early beginnings of the W T Rawleigh Company. http://www.stephcohs.org/rawleigh_kitchen.htm I just thought you might like to know of the company from it's

think "Proctor & Gamble" when you think of W T Rawleigh.

Chet- What were the W T Rawleigh products going to the west coast? Thanks. Bob Chaparro Mission Viejo/Hemet, CA ========================================== Don't the worked years,

was start would making into spoke sooner UP if was but (and cars. when When I went to work in 1960 on the IC, I always observed what was going on at the Chicago Produce Terminal (CPT) as our train

Presumably: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120017/ <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120017/> Thanks for the 'heads up'. I'll order one from www.amazon.co.uk <http://www.amazon.co.uk> but I am reminded

Jim , I suggest you contact John Kirchner ; I believe he knows almost everything about banana transportation. You can contact him via his site www.bananacarril.com . He models SP , SP de M , N de M

refrigeration. . . I grew up in Weehawken, NJ, )in New York Harbor) in sight of the United Fruit Co. banana facility (of which I had a birds-eye view from atop the Palisades). NYC had an ice plant

Never put bananas in the refrigerator means after they are ripened. They will turn black. Ship bananas at 45/50 degrees while they are green if you want to keep them green. Higher degrees will start

Au contraire, Andy, Whatever Chiquita said, bananas always went in refrigerator cars on the Illinois Central, for as long as they were shipped out of New Orleans (until the mid 1960s, that is). The

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