On 01/24/2022 1:46 PM Gerhard Anderson <gerharda@...> wrote:

McDonough Wood Yard.  McDonough Georgia  October 1997   Gerhard Anderson Photo

On Jan 24, 2022, at 4:08 PM, Carl Ardrey <carlardrey2005@...> wrote:



Typical. Woodyards always wanted to load from end of track towards switch. Eventually, instructions were not to move partial loads because of the instability of the wood until fully loaded. 

CEA

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On 01/24/2022 3:44 PM Jason Greene <jason.p.greene@...> wrote:

So when they did load from end to switch, you just wouldn’t pull the track til all were full or did the woodyards start loading from the switch?

Trying to plan for the layout. 

Jason Greene 

On Jan 24, 2022, at 4:08 PM, Carl Ardrey <carlardrey2005@...> wrote:

Typical. Woodyards always wanted to load from end of track towards switch. Eventually, instructions were not to move partial loads because of the instability of the wood until fully loaded. 

CEA

On Jan 24, 2022, at 17:10, Carl Ardrey <carlardrey2005@...> wrote:

Couldn't pull 'em until they were all loaded, or they wised up and started loading from switch end.

On 01/24/2022 3:44 PM Jason Greene <jason.p.greene@...> wrote:

So when they did load from end to switch, you just wouldn’t pull the track til all were full or did the woodyards start loading from the switch?

Trying to plan for the layout. 

Jason Greene 

On Jan 24, 2022, at 4:08 PM, Carl Ardrey <carlardrey2005@...> wrote:

Typical. Woodyards always wanted to load from end of track towards switch. Eventually, instructions were not to move partial loads because of the instability of the wood until fully loaded. 

CEA