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RIVER TERMINALS (Continued)
The essential features of the Evansville Terminal would be as follows:
1. Either a wharf boat with inclined conveyors to a freight house at top of bank accessible to teams, trucks and railroad cars (the freight house should be of suf¬ ficient capacity to hold and store any reasonable amount of general merchandise offered), or:
A vertical wall surmounted by derricks, cranes, or other devices arranged for handling bulk materials and transferring them from barge to car, team, or truck, and vice versa.
It is possible that a combination of both n\ethods may be advantageous.
2. A small terminal yard with connections to the L. 8C N. Railroad, and through equitable agreements to every other railroad in Evansville.
The American Barge Line Company's Terminal (the Kelly Terminal):
The new river-rail terminal now being constructed near the foot of Wabash Avenue is de¬ signed to transfer cargo directly from barges to railroad cars, to a warehouse built as an integral part of the terminal, or to platforms for further movement by trucks. It is to be a substantial steel-framed structure resting upon concrete piers and represents the investment of a considerable sum of money.
In general this terminal conforms to the vertical wall type described above; that is, loading and unloading will be by vertical movement from barges with removable hatches. Direct rail ser¬ vice is provided by the L. & N. tracks and its central location assures convenient approach for local firms using the terminal.
Although the terminal is privately owned and operated its success is a matter of great public interest in that it will afford a practical demonstration of the value to Evansville of an improved Ohio River, and at an early date should test the theory that this is a logical distributing point for rail-and-river freight.
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Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | A plan for railroad and harbor development, Evansville, Indiana |
| Other Title | Railroad and harbor development, Evansville, Indiana |
| Corporate Author |
Harland Bartholomew & Associates Evansville (Ind.). City Plan Commission |
| Original Publisher | City Plan Commission |
| Original Date | 1929 |
| Physical Description | 41 p. : maps, photos. ; 33 cm |
| Subjects |
Railroads -- Indiana -- Evansville City planning -- Indiana -- Evansville Evansville (Ind.) -- Harbor |
| Digital Publisher |
Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library |
| Digital Date | 2009 |
| Original Repository |
Central Library Indiana Collection |
| Resource Type | Text |
| Item Type | Books |
| Format and Resolution | Full view: 400 ppi jpg 2000 ; Archived: 400 ppi tiff |
| Scanner | HP Scanjet 8300 |
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| Call Number | 917.7233 EVANS |
| EVPL Catalog | http://evans.evpl.org/record=b1118789 |
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| Title | page 38 |
| Digital Publisher | Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library |
| Original Repository | Central Library Indiana Collection |
| Resource Type | Text |
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| Usage Statement | Public domain |
| Transcript | RIVER TERMINALS (Continued) The essential features of the Evansville Terminal would be as follows: 1. Either a wharf boat with inclined conveyors to a freight house at top of bank accessible to teams, trucks and railroad cars (the freight house should be of suf¬ ficient capacity to hold and store any reasonable amount of general merchandise offered), or: A vertical wall surmounted by derricks, cranes, or other devices arranged for handling bulk materials and transferring them from barge to car, team, or truck, and vice versa. It is possible that a combination of both n\ethods may be advantageous. 2. A small terminal yard with connections to the L. 8C N. Railroad, and through equitable agreements to every other railroad in Evansville. The American Barge Line Company's Terminal (the Kelly Terminal): The new river-rail terminal now being constructed near the foot of Wabash Avenue is de¬ signed to transfer cargo directly from barges to railroad cars, to a warehouse built as an integral part of the terminal, or to platforms for further movement by trucks. It is to be a substantial steel-framed structure resting upon concrete piers and represents the investment of a considerable sum of money. In general this terminal conforms to the vertical wall type described above; that is, loading and unloading will be by vertical movement from barges with removable hatches. Direct rail ser¬ vice is provided by the L. & N. tracks and its central location assures convenient approach for local firms using the terminal. Although the terminal is privately owned and operated its success is a matter of great public interest in that it will afford a practical demonstration of the value to Evansville of an improved Ohio River, and at an early date should test the theory that this is a logical distributing point for rail-and-river freight. 38 |
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