[CBQ] Freight houses

["JK public@redtower.net [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

On page 53 of Bud's new book about Quincy, there is a photo of the freight 
house 
in operation.  It appears that the center row of boxcars can only be accessed 
by 
stepping through other boxcars with boards or a ramp.  Was this true, and was 
this common practice at multi-track freight houses? If so, I guess this was 
also 
a problem if you had a mix of 34', 40' and 50' boxcars to unload.  Finally, I 
guess it also meant that the center line had to be unloaded last, and re-loaded 
first if there was any return freight?

Cheers!

Jan Kohl
www.castlegraphics.com


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Posted by: JK <public@redtower.net>
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