. Economics of producing and handling packaged lumber. Lumbering Montana Costs. ⢠â LOADING AND UNLOADING LUMBER Most western lumber is shipped by railroad to eastern markets. This part of the study compares the cost of loading and unloading flatcars with packaged lumber vs. loading and unloading boxcars with "loose" (unpackaged) lumber. Some packaged lumber is shipped on trucks, in wide-door boxcars, and in special "Tomco" flatcars but cost data on these are not included in this study. â ' LOADING FLATCARS Loading packaged lumber onto flatcars requires planning because pa
. Economics of producing and handling packaged lumber. Lumbering Montana Costs. ⢠â LOADING AND UNLOADING LUMBER Most western lumber is shipped by railroad to eastern markets. This part of the study compares the cost of loading and unloading flatcars with packaged lumber vs. loading and unloading boxcars with "loose" (unpackaged) lumber. Some packaged lumber is shipped on trucks, in wide-door boxcars, and in special "Tomco" flatcars but cost data on these are not included in this study. â ' LOADING FLATCARS Loading packaged lumber onto flatcars requires planning because package placement is carefully prescribed by the American Association of Railroads (Section No. 5 of the Rules Governing the Loading of Forest Products on Open Top Cars). A diagram is used to show the placement of different length units to ensure proper overlap of unit ends to make a solid load. A forklift with operator and one additional man are needed to load and strap the packages on the car. This can be done with little or no supervision after the crew has the experience of loading out a few cars. Assuming a 40-M-board-foot order to be loaded on the car, a two-man crew can complete the job in 2 hours. A productivity rate of 10 M board feet per man-hour is attained. 7. 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 Host, John R. cn. Ogden, Utah : Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
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