Bulletin Volume 651-675

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...no protection to the eggs. A wet floor is generally caused by faulty bunkers or clogged drains, due to dirt from the ice, or failure to remove the slime from the bunker. Observations made during one season showed that 38 per cent of all the egg cars examined were more or less damaged by water. Much, if not all, of this damage can be prevented by washing the ice more carefully befor it is placed in the bunkers, especially where natural ice, which has been packed in sawdust, is used. Too often the so-called washing merely pushes the sawdust around to the lower side of the cake of ice, so that it eventually enters the bunker. CONDITIONS AT THE TERMINAL. The 3!) terminals at which shipments were received and observations made included freight houses on Manhattan Island, station piers,1 to which the cars had been transferred by ferry, private warehouses, and the railroad yards of Philadelphia, Boston, and other cities east of Buffalo and Pittsburgh. A freight train upon arrival at destination is broken up into groups or strings of cars, which are shunted and shifted by yard engines in classifying them for delivery to the receivers. The receiving freight yard is usually a large one, and is generally located at some distance from the actual unloading terminus. The cars may have to pass through minor yards before they reach their proper station. The delivery is made at one of four receiving locations, namely, a freight house, a freight yard, a station pier, or a private warehouse or siding. A brief description of each form of terminal follows, and the general method of handling is indicated. Freight houses are usually located near the poinf of commercial activity. They serve the purpose of inbound and outbound freight. Some have separate tracks and platforms for ea...