How did they ... ?
I was reading Lester Breuer's excellent blog and came across a model of a gon
with a lumber load. The load was "3 groups tall" with each group being 'about
the height of the side of the gon' ... in other words the bottom group is essentially
completely down into the gon. It does not appear that the stacks in Lester's
great build are banded - but they are separated into 3 sections (tall) with dunning
and you could get the forks of a fork lift between the layers.
The upper two groups in each stack could easily be loaded/unloaded using a fork
lift.
===> How did they load/unload the stacks that were -inside- the gon?
I'm going to guess it was "by hand, one stick at a time" ... correct?
- Jim in the PNW
On Dec 25, 2022, at 12:22 PM, Jim Betz <jimbetz@...> wrote:
Merry Christmas - ALL,
I was reading Lester Breuer's excellent blog and came across a model of a gon
with a lumber load. The load was "3 groups tall" with each group being 'about
the height of the side of the gon' ... in other words the bottom group is essentially
completely down into the gon. It does not appear that the stacks in Lester's
great build are banded - but they are separated into 3 sections (tall) with dunning
and you could get the forks of a fork lift between the layers.
The upper two groups in each stack could easily be loaded/unloaded using a fork
lift.
===> How did they load/unload the stacks that were -inside- the gon?
I'm going to guess it was "by hand, one stick at a time" ... correct?
- Jim in the PNW
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Brian J. Carlson, P.E.
Cheektowaga NY
For others if interested in seeing the build of the gondola the blog link is:
http://mnrailroadcab100.blogspot.com/
Lester Breuer
Plymouth, MN
On 12/26/2022 9:26 AM EST Lester Breuer <rforailroad@...> wrote:Jim Thank You for your kind word regarding my blog. I have attached a couple of photos of the lumber load Jim is commenting on. And, yes by hand.
For others if interested in seeing the build of the gondola the blog link is:
http://mnrailroadcab100.blogspot.com/
Lester Breuer
Plymouth, MN
In early days lumber was typically loaded/unloaded by hand, a stick at a time. Where cranes were available, cranes were used, with slings under the lumber.
Doug Harding
https://www.facebook.com/douglas.harding.3156/
Youtube: Douglas Harding Iowa Central Railroad
Eric Hansmann wrote:Not to mention the nice overcoat.
Attached is a view of a Pennsy Lines G22 gondola, circa 1921. This might be a recent arrival with the unloading crew at hand, or a recently loaded car documented with the loading crew.
I suspect the guy on top with the nice hat didn't help with the manual labor.
Tony Thompson
tony@...
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‘Correct link:
http://mnrailroadcab100.blogspot.com/
Lester Breuer
Due to a typing error, a space that did not belong, the blog link in previous post did not work. Please forgive.
‘Correct link:
http://mnrailroadcab100.blogspot.com/
Lester Breuer
In the not too early days of 1966, I worked after school and that
summer for the Clinton Pallet Co. in Clinton, Ia. One day coming
to work, sits a 40' box car in the gravel parking lot in front of
the building. I didn't even know that a seldom used Milw. siding
(team track) was there, as it was buried in the dirt. That day, it
was my and another $1.25 an hour high school kids job to unload
that car's contents on to a flatbed truck. When we opened the 6'
door, we were faced with a giant game of "pick-up-sticks" made of
pine 2'X4's ranging in lengths from 8 to 20 feet. The poor grade
of lumber was twisted, warped, splintered, too dry and useless for
anything other than pallets. The sticks had been randomly loaded
(thrown) through the end lumber door all the way to the roof. It
took three days for us to unload that puzzle. 20' boards are hard
to untangle from other lengths and maneuver through a 6' door.
M. Feddersen Denver, Ia.
In early days lumber was typically loaded/unloaded by hand, a stick at a time. Where cranes were available, cranes were used, with slings under the lumber.
Doug Harding
https://www.facebook.com/douglas.harding.3156/
Youtube: Douglas Harding Iowa Central Railroad
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Ahhh, those were the days, no?
CRZ
Ahhh, those were the days, no?
CRZ
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SP 53710 is a Class G-50-3 gondola built in 1913. This was a drop-bottom car.
Photos of G-50-3 gondolas appear on Pages 72-73 of Thompson’s Southern Pacific Freight Cars, Volume 1.
Bob Chaparro
Hemet, CA
