. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Uoloading Freight at Field on the Wyndmoor Railroad. Picking up Local Freight. to support the tracks were replaced by 3x6 spruce planks, which distributed the weight over several supports. There was also a partial change made in the means of propelling the cars. While they could be moved by hand with ease on the level, it was found ad- visable to hook together five cars and attach a pair of horses to them where the track was up- grade. With a few such minor changes the sys- tem became perfected. The last two years the operation of replanting the ho
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Uoloading Freight at Field on the Wyndmoor Railroad. Picking up Local Freight. to support the tracks were replaced by 3x6 spruce planks, which distributed the weight over several supports. There was also a partial change made in the means of propelling the cars. While they could be moved by hand with ease on the level, it was found ad- visable to hook together five cars and attach a pair of horses to them where the track was up- grade. With a few such minor changes the sys- tem became perfected. The last two years the operation of replanting the houses has become comparatively easy. It is not now, of course, a light task, but the men do not look forward to it with the dread of the old days, and are not fagged when it is com- pleted. The scenic views of Wyndmoor railroad on this and the following page show plainly the modus operandi. The houses are quickly cleared of the old soil, which is dumped in the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Chicago : Florists' Pub. Co
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