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Re: (erielack) EL's Port Newark operations?

Yes, I should have said, "before containerization had completely replaced 
conventional movement". SeaLand acquired a fleet of 35' containers in the 
late 50's, while Matson began developing its system with 24' boxes at the 
same time. 1966 was the year SeaLand inaugurated trans-Atlantic 
containership service. I believe this was around the time NY longshoremen 
won the right to unload or "de-stuff" containers on the dock after a strike 
over job protection. International container shipping really got going after 
the International Standards Organization proposed standards for container 
dimensions and fastenings in 1968. This lead to the standard 40' and 20' 
boxes that we're all familiar with, and for quite a while were referred to 
as ISO containers, implying use in international shipping. The point here is 
that in 1966, a lot of freight was still being handled at the PONY in the 
traditional manner.

Paul B

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul R. Tupaczewski" <paultup_@_comcast.net>
To: "'Paul Brezicki'" <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>; "'EL Mailing List'" 
<erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 9:58 PM
Subject: RE: (erielack) EL's Port Newark operations?


>> This obscure operation defies all logic, and must have been a
>> short-lived trial by the PA. Does the book state what year
>> this took place?
>
> Whoops, forgot to mention that: 1966.
>
>
>> My 1975 PA map does not show any carfloat
>> terminals on Newark Bay. I doubt the operation involved
>> TOFC/COFC, as it would have been cheaper to dray boxes from
>> Croxton, so perhaps it took place in the early-mid 60's,
>> before containerization displaced conventional movement.
>
> Possibly, but the book showed a Sea-Land ship with containers...?
>
> - Paul
> 


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