Bill, A lot of the shipment went from supplier to customer and return when empty to supplier....most of the shipments were coke, lime or bricks.. The Reading and Western Maryland had these smaller containers in larger gondolas like 52 ft and had gons that would carry 6 8 or 10 containers...not a car full..in these case the containers were over the trucks with heavy timber on the floor for spacers. I think in most case the RR's were working with shippers or customers trying to meet special requirements they might have to move and unload the product quickly....the unload would require a suitable crane be available for the unload and reload of empties....If you look at coil car covers I guess you could expect mixing of containers...
gale hall ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Nielsen To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 1:22 PM Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: S Scale Container project - more questions After thinking about these containers, I wonder what type of racks, latches, or other hardware was required in the gondola to anchor them down in order to prevent them from shifting during transit? I suppose such hardware may be too small or hidden enough so as to not be worth modeling, but I'm curious just the same. I also wonder how the RR kept track of the containers, especially if the receiving party didn't get a full carload. Was there some kind of deposit required, which was credited after the RR picked up the empties, was there a time limit for them to be unloaded, and would it have required special scheduling of a specially equipped gondola for pickup? Would these gondolas and containers be likely to be only seen on the home road, or would they have commonly gone out to other roads through interchange service? So many questions... Bill in FL [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
