Hi all,
I have read around about suitable boxcars carrying lumber in related books and forum threads. I saw a lot of informative answers/info about different eras. I got a very specific question: Whether 40' or 50' boxcars (or both) would be more appropriate for bringing in lumber loads for a furniture factory. I suppose in both cases i should aim for double door cars vs 6' single door ones.
I have seen early 1960s (and 1950s) cases with 40' boxcars even having a 6' door being loaded with lumber. I have also seen 40' double door ones and 40' rebuilt with 10' doors (SP, NP). I am wondering though what would be more plausible for the 1968-1970 era on my layout.
For outbound finished furniture i ll be using 50' double door boxcars anyway, so maybe it is a good idea to have 50' for incoming loads as well in order not to mix 50' with 40' boxcars on the same industry/dock?
On a different note, i suppose lower-grade lumber for packaging etc...could be brought in flatcars.
On a different different note... mixing 40' with 50' boxcars on the same industry is a plausible scenario or a rather odd one? For example some lumber (or other commodity, say cotton, wool, newsprint...) is brought in 40' cars other in 50' etc...
Thank you very much in advance for your time and replies!
Yannis
PS. I get that 40' vs 50' has to do sometimes with specific needs of the customer based on loading door spacing. I am using a dock though so i guess this sorts of covers both 40' and 50' cases. I also understand that 50' is more economical than 40' for shipping.
I have read around about suitable boxcars carrying lumber in related books and forum threads. I saw a lot of informative answers/info about different eras. I got a very specific question: Whether 40' or 50' boxcars (or both) would be more appropriate for bringing in lumber loads for a furniture factory. I suppose in both cases i should aim for double door cars vs 6' single door ones.
I have seen early 1960s (and 1950s) cases with 40' boxcars even having a 6' door being loaded with lumber. I have also seen 40' double door ones and 40' rebuilt with 10' doors (SP, NP). I am wondering though what would be more plausible for the 1968-1970 era on my layout.
For outbound finished furniture i ll be using 50' double door boxcars anyway, so maybe it is a good idea to have 50' for incoming loads as well in order not to mix 50' with 40' boxcars on the same industry/dock?
On a different note, i suppose lower-grade lumber for packaging etc...could be brought in flatcars.
On a different different note... mixing 40' with 50' boxcars on the same industry is a plausible scenario or a rather odd one? For example some lumber (or other commodity, say cotton, wool, newsprint...) is brought in 40' cars other in 50' etc...
Thank you very much in advance for your time and replies!
Yannis
PS. I get that 40' vs 50' has to do sometimes with specific needs of the customer based on loading door spacing. I am using a dock though so i guess this sorts of covers both 40' and 50' cases. I also understand that 50' is more economical than 40' for shipping.