Loading Trucks From Boxcars (1952)
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Loading Trucks From Boxcars (1952) Photo from the National Archives: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/234117171 On the link scroll to enlarge the photo. Probably a team track. Caption: Trucks Loading from Railroad Cars at Eckington Freight Yards NE, Washington, DC Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA |
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Robert G P
Interestingly the truck in the foreground is a Milk truck. Wonder what it is being loaded with? -Rob On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 1:46 PM Bob Chaparro via groups.io <chiefbobbb=verizon.net@groups.io> wrote:
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Scott
My guess would be packaging like bottles, boxes and labels
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Dennis Storzek
On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 07:00 PM, Robert G P wrote:
Interestingly the truck in the foreground is a Milk truck. Wonder what it is being loaded with?Something in large, paper wrapped bundles that are sticking out the back of the truck. My guess is some sort of paper product; obviously not something that needs refrigeration, since it's coming out of a common boxcar. Paper cups, maybe? Those would be pretty light weight. Of note is the forklift on the bed of the truck beyond, you can see the safety cage over the front of the dairy truck body, and a bit of the counterweight. The third truck down (trailer only) is receiving a load of lumber, looks like all big plank. Dennis Storzek |
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Pete Ismail
On Oct 17, 2022, at 4:35 PM, Dennis Storzek via groups.io <soolinehistory@...> wrote:
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Being as it is a milk truck, what about waxed milk carton stock? It makes sense that the milk company would send one of their trucks to pick up the shipment.
Doug Harding https://www.facebook.com/douglas.harding.3156/ Youtube: Douglas Harding Iowa Central Railroad
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Sent: Monday, October 17, 2022 9:36 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Loading Trucks From Boxcars (1952)
On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 07:00 PM, Robert G P wrote:
Something in large, paper wrapped bundles that are sticking out the back of the truck. My guess is some sort of paper product; obviously not something that needs refrigeration, since it's coming out of a common boxcar. Paper cups, maybe? Those would be pretty light weight. |
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Robert G P
Yes id say its not a consumer food good, more than likely the Milk Co. sent their own truck to pick up something. On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 11:48 PM Douglas Harding <iowacentralrr@...> wrote:
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Robert G P
Probably is bottle/label related
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