Operation of flour bins of modernized Brooklyn, NY Eastern District Terminal flour distribution center is described; plant is able to unload two rail cars simultaneously into eight bins of 110,000-lb capacity each; on truck side, three bins of 55,000-lb-capacity each, were provided; truck bins were arranged for simultaneous loading; houses from all cars converge on central switching station; from here flour from any car or bin on rail side can be switched to any bin on truck side simply by hand-coupling two hoses.
New facility speeds deliveries of flour
Ry Age
Railway Age ; 160 , n 16
1966
Article (Journal)
English
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