Hi All; I've just added to pictures from the 1946 CBC showing PRR, D&H and MP containers. There was an article in Mainline Modeler on containers; IIRC, most of the hopper bottom ones were used for chemicals in steel making. One container contained enough material for one "charge" of steel. The round containers offered by Flyer were for concrete.
Pieter E. Roos --- On Sun, 5/15/11, Gale Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > ------------------------------------ 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/
