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Reloading frequency (Was: Ratios of Home Road...)
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Larry Kline wrote:
My one car turn per month was off the top of my head, and low for the earlyI'm interested in these numbers because of my familiarity with similar numbers for reefers in the 1950s. Because of their specialized usage and short produce seasons in many parts of the country, the national average was about 6 reloadings per year. PFE was very proud to accomplish 12 or 13, but compared to other car types, this clearly was not very high. (OTOH, most PFE cars traveled quite long distances per load, so this may not be QUITE as bad as it looks.) Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2942 Linden Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 http://www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax, (510) 540-1937; e-mail, thompson@signaturepress.com Publishers of books on railroads and on Western history
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