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Re: (erielack) Milk
- Subject: Re: (erielack) Milk
- From: "Paul Brezicki" <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>
- Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:17:34 -0400
- References: <BAY108-F6DD6AF4E7325B3736F94FDD140_@_phx.gbl>
Walt, I guess your bones are in pretty good shape, considering the calcium
in all that milk you drank!
Paul
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Walter Smith" <wsmith5957_@_hotmail.com>
To: <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 5:32 PM
Subject: RE: (erielack) Milk
> Good thought, Paul, but the LOADING was done in Homer at the creamery
> where the Pigs would be parked nesxt to the creamery.....no problem there.
> When the car got to Hoboken, it could be spotted at a ramp & the truck
> would drive the trailer wherever it was needed & unloaded thru the rear
> door as usual. Only thing I remember of this was getting milk cartons for
> the whole crew from the creamery before we got away from Homer. Drank lots
> of milk on that job.
>
> Regards,
>
> Walt Smith
>
>
>>From: "Paul Brezicki" <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>
>>Reply-To: "Paul Brezicki" <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>
>>To: "EL Mailing List" <erielack_@_lists.elhts.org>
>>Subject: (erielack) Milk
>>Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:37:44 -0400
>>
>>This is the only situation I've heard of where a TOFC was loaded through
>>the side door when on the flat. That makes it even more fascinating. That
>>puts the trailer floor about 82" above ground level. The plant must have
>>built a special ramp. Of course handling TOFC like a boxcar in this manner
>>negates the economics of TOFC. I believe Flexivans in mail service were
>>handled like this in some cases: the flat was spotted at the station and
>>the container unloaded and loaded through the side door, but at least the
>>container floor was at a reasonable height of 48" or so.
>>
>>Paul B
>>
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