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[quote user="greyhounds"] [quote user="MP173"]Safety valve: Thanks for the lesson.  I worked in trucking for 13 years.  My concern with the early picture was the nature it was being loaded.  The second picture by Chris clearly shows the skids of apples are being doubled.  So, high utilization of equipment is being realized. Anyone have any idea of the number of skids (pallets) one of these boxcars will hold?  Thanks, ed [/quote] Well, if you're just asking for an "Idea"... It's a 64 foot car, but you need to reduce the interior length for the refrigeration thingies.  So if we assume a 58' interior length and 48" x 40 " pallets turned so the 48" length is side to side; if we assume all that, then we get 34 pallets on the floor and 34 on the second "deck".  That B 68 pallets. They might have to reduce that to ensure air flow around the perishable product. You know, there's not a damn reason in the world that this train can't pick up potatoes in Idaho along the way or carry Container/TOFC shipments of produce.   [/quote] Hmm. I think it's time that kills such flexibility. But.. if you could have area railroads GET the loads and set it out for pickup along the way....
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