LOADING, BLOCKING, AND BRACING ON RAIL CARS, 1970, Military Manuals, Survival Ebooks
INTRODUCTIONCargo is blocked and braced to make it as stationary as possible during rail shipment. Unrestrained on a flatcar, cargo would be flung off the side on a curve, or pounded to rubble by bouncing, or hurtled forward in a sudden stop. The loading is done according to carefully detailed rules and specifications of the Association of American Railroads (AAR). The shipper of military freight finds a ready source of information in the AAR’s Rules Governing the Loading of Com…
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