Interesting track config for produce terminal

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... They had special "plates" that were used to bridge the gap between cars so people (and forklifts?) could move across.

I understood that has been a widely used method at larger terminal to speedup loading and unloading of boxcars. There are some nice pictures 1) of boxcars lined up in several rows for unloading at huge LCL terminals.

1) It is a general law of Google never to find a picture you need urgently