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(erielack) yellow stripe/DF, was EL 2007 calendar - description and review
My guess is they would probably be used for something more
delicate-newsprint, perhaps, among other things-where slack action damage
would be enough to render the lading unusable if damaged. Auto parts
generally are moved in racks or totes(a metal bin set up to be lifted by a
forklift, usually used for bulk items that are not especially delicate;
they're stackable and can be loaded floor to ceiling in a boxcar), and while
damage control is important, the racks are designed to prevent things such
as doors, hoods, fenders, etc, from banging into each other or the car
sides. There is a lot of open space in the racks, hence not much weight. It
is one reason why the auto industry used those 86 foot cars. I used to pick
up once in a while at Ford Buffalo Stamping, and rarely at Dearborn
Stamping, and got to see how the body panels were set up in the racks and
loaded in the cars. The same racks were used for loading in trailers. I
don't recall if the cars were DF or not, but it didn't look like it was
necessary.
Tom B
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Janet & Randy Brown" <jananran_@_mymailstation.com>
To: <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 10:05 PM
Subject: Re:(erielack) EL 2007 calendar - description and review
>A diagonal yellow stripe, on the door or elsewhere, usually denoted a car
>equipped with load-restraining devices -- "Damage Free" usually appeared in
>or nearthe stripe. Perhaps they were equipped for moving automobie
>parts -- frames or body sections or the like.
>
> Randy Brown
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> Just got my 2007 EL calendar, here's a brief description and my personal
> opinions....
>
> APRIL: A slightly backlit shot of some F-unit (the first in GMY, the
> trailing two in EL B/Y) roll through an amazingly manicured lineside lawn
> at Sterling, ON, with the B&O crossing and tower in the distance (the B&O
> line is seen coming in from the left). You know, there's yet another
> Southern Pacific 40' car at the front of this train with a large yellow
> diagonal line through the door (the cover image had one as well) - anyone
> know what that indicated?
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