09-02-2010, 10:26 PM
That type of produce terminal was set up for 40 foot reefers and boxcars. In some cases they might have even been set up for 36 footers. I think they have found better methods for designing loading docks and unloading freight cars now. Also that sort of trackage and dock set up presupposed a lot of rail cars to be unloaded. I suspect that most of the modern produce docks that are served by train still receive more freight by truck. The one exception to that rule would be the terminal in the NYC metro area that receives the Tropicana Juice Train. I'm not sure how that warehouse looks or how they unload it, but my understanding is that they ship 4 or 5 100 car trains a week loaded with orange juice.