Photos: Opened Doors Of PFE 5706 (1951)
Photos: Opened Doors Of PFE 5706 (1951) A photo from the Gateway To Oklahoma History website: https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1122503/?q=fruit Photos can be enlarged quite a bit. There is a lot of information in this photo. PFE 5706 is a Class R-40-23 car, first placed in service in 1947. Note the stenciling on the doors and the printing on the boxes. Blue Goose (American Fruit Growers Co-Op) Ventura Maid lemons in cardboard boxes. This 1951 date is a few years before Sunkist converted to cardboard shipping containers. Note the printing "One-Half Standard Box". This was the typical size when the packing houses converted to cardboard shipping containers. Also note the printing "Experimental Container" on several boxes. Another view: https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1118291/m1/1/?q=fruit Stencil: "Floor Racks In This Car Not Safe For Lift Truck Operation" Stencil: "Air Circulating Fans" Ventura Maid lemons were packed by the Ventura Pacific Company in Montalvo (now Ventura), CA in a packing house served by the Southern Pacific. Crate label, pre-cardboard box http://www.venturapacific.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/venturamaid.jpg Bob Chaparro Moderator Railroad Citrus Industry Modeling Group
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David Soderblom
I’m guessing the containers were “experimental” because they were transitioning from wood crates.
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