While I have an idea that this is an apparatus for packing freight into a box car, can anyone tell me exactly what a "railroad car squeezer" is?

Thanks.

Bob Chaparro
Hemet, CA

Bob:



The retarders in a hump yard were referred to as the car squeezer.



Paul C. Koehler



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While I have an idea that this is an apparatus for packing freight into a
box car, can anyone tell me exactly what a "railroad car squeezer" is?

Thanks.

Bob Chaparro
Hemet, CA

Hmmmm. Great Northern had a device at Minot that basically was a
drop-down gate that was at the level of a flat car deck .. then a
loaded flat car was pushed into the gate, which shoved the shifted
load of lumber back into a neat arrangement. I wouldn't call it a
squeezer but...

Tim O'Connor

Tim:



What you are referring to is a load shifter. There was one located in
Taylor Yard here at LA also.



Paul C. Koehler



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Hmmmm. Great Northern had a device at Minot that basically was a
drop-down gate that was at the level of a flat car deck .. then a
loaded flat car was pushed into the gate, which shoved the shifted
load of lumber back into a neat arrangement. I wouldn't call it a
squeezer but...

Tim O'Connor

While I have an idea that this is an apparatus for packing freight into a

box car, can anyone tell me exactly what a "railroad car squeezer" is?

Thanks.
Bob Chaparro
Hemet, CA