Use of 40 ft Boxcars through time

[e-paw]

Good point JGL. It would be very expensive to relocate loading doors to fit 50 footers. There was a radiator plant on the Jersey city/ Bayonne border that had a curved loading dock. It's doors were all spaced to fit 40 foot box cars. The building still stands ,but is owned by another co. , The loading dock was removed some years ago. Another place that comes to mind is the CNJ Bronx terminal. The tight radius of the round freight house could not except anything over 40 foot and the doors were spaced to match that.