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In this photo, the typical two-man crews are doing
much the same job as in the Morley photo, though in this
case with a steel car of Class R-40-23. –PFE photo, cour-
tesy CSRM
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Once cars were inspected, cleaned, and repaired as needed, a
complex dance began to get the right number of needed cars
to the right areas. Since it would take from a few to several
days to move cars to a particular harvest area, careful figur-
ing had to be done on just how many cars were needed at
each location, and when. Local PFE agents worked closely with
major growers, agricultural agents, and weather people to try
and predict harvest activity a week or more in advance.
Pacific Fruit Express, of course, did not move any cars
to harvest areas itself. The SP, UP and WP did that. But
PFE directed movement of those empties, with prior
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