Very nice.
I, and others, would like information-sketches, photos, of tie-downs, cribbing, etc.
Thank you Rex. I'm not an expert on these by any means. I worked at the end of a tin plate line and in the Strip Steel Works. My job was to help cranes load and position coils. I did not load train cars.
But, I can tell you that cribbing was probably wood and that chains or maybe bands would be used (with appropriate padding to prevent creasing the thinner outer layers of tin). And as much as these coils weighed, the chains were probably irrelevant. If the load did shift, chains or bands weren't going to do anything except snap like string. More than likely if the load shifted, the gondola would immediately flip over. Later today, I will post photos of the Weaver coils, which come in a cradle.
I'm going to explore the cribbing and tie-downs as I have to solve those for myself.
George
