Typical Soo Line Railroad Pulpwood Gondola 1965
Area railroads transported pulpwood logs either on bulkhead flat cars or modified gondolas like Soo Line 8833 seen here in 1965. Look carefully. The temporary bulkheads on this load are actually fashioned of logs placed vertically into the car. To keep the logs from shifting in route, the top of the load has been secured with chicken wire. While many man hours went into cutting the wood, many more went into loading the rail car, securing the load for travel, and unloading everything at the other end of the line.
Typical Soo Line Railroad Pulpwood Gondola 1965
Area railroads transported pulpwood logs either on bulkhead flat cars or modified gondolas like Soo Line 8833 seen here in 1965. Look carefully. The temporary bulkheads on this load are actually fashioned of logs placed vertically into the car. To keep the logs from shifting in route, the top of the load has been secured with chicken wire. While many man hours went into cutting the wood, many more went into loading the rail car, securing the load for travel, and unloading everything at the other end of the line.