Train crew just before removing cars containing boxed vehicles for export to Egypt used in stopping Rommel's advance at El Alamein, 1942. Eight people stand before a Pennsylvania locomotive.
Lift truck and pallets used for handling and storage of wood pulp. This is a comparatively new method for the Terminal and should reduce handling costs considerably.
Pallets provide the ideal method for the storage of all types of commodities and reduce handling costs to a minimum. This compares favorably with the best in warehousing practices.
There are a number of items here which helped the Russian Army defeat the Germans. A very important one was "Tushonka", a pork product prepared especially for them. World War II supplies.
Anything shipped by rail or truck can be handled with pallets. This picture shows the method used for soya flour, cottonseed meal, fish meal, wheat flour, pulverized oats, bran and middling.
