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Baldwin Locomotive Works 2-6-2 #40861 greets visitors to the Manatee Heritage Village in Bradenton FL. Its original operator, Manatee Crate Company, supplied wooden crates to local citrus farmers, who made heavy use of the Florida railroads to get their perishable produce to markets. Cardboard replaced wooden crates post-World War II, and ultimately skyrocketing real estate prices prompted the citrus farmers to sell up. A vanished world indeed...
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Baldwin Locomotive Works 2-6-2 #40861 greets visitors to the Manatee Heritage Village in Bradenton FL. Its original operator, Manatee Crate Company, supplied wooden crates to local citrus farmers, who made heavy use of the Florida railroads to get their perishable produce to markets. Cardboard replaced wooden crates post-World War II, and ultimately skyrocketing real estate prices prompted the citrus farmers to sell up. A vanished world indeed...