Re: [CBQ] What could these crates be?

[Bill Scott <wscott@optonline.net>]

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Bill Scott

On Mar 19, 2014, at 11:25 PM, Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com wrote:

> Just for  "grins and giggles"...anybody know what those "units" of bananas 
> carried by the workers is called??
> 
> 
> I'm going to bed now...Let's see if anybody answers by morning.....
> 
> Pete
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>
> To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wed, Mar 19, 2014 10:11 pm
> Subject: Re: [CBQ] What could these crates be?
> 
>  
> Talking about bananas here are a couple of early pictures of unloading 
> bananas from a boat in New Orleans. Nice details on the early FGE reefer.
> 
> http://www.shorpy.com/node/10026?size=_original#caption
> 
> http://www.shorpy.com/node/9690?size=_original#caption
> 
> Ken Martin
> 
> On Mar 19, 2014, at 6:17 PM, Leo wrote:
> 
> > So is it correct to believe these banana crates moved as REA express on 
> > passenger trains as opposed to LCL on frt and locals ?
> > 
> > Also would be interesting to know if the crates were loaded at New Orleans 
> > or at various wholesalers after delivery of a carload.
> > 
> > Leo
> 
>