Drayage

[Subdeacon Joe]

FB find

 

By 1914, trucks started taking over as one of the preferred methods of shipping. The horse and wagon method was being used less and less for heavy hauls.

Because of the sheer weight of some of the loads, the train handled long hauls and the truck was used in the short. Notice in the photo the truck is completey loaded and pulling three loaded trailers of grain. Later on this type of haul was nicknamed  "The Train".

In 1954, Diamond Valley ranchers finally received irrigation water from Eastern Municipal Water Distict. Before irrigation water arrived the vast fields were dry farmed and covered in oats, barley and wheat.

Once irrigation water arrived, some of these farmers not only dry farmed but added other areas that were planted in carrots, potatoes, lettuce and other garden vegetables. 

Photo: Courtesy of The Hemet Museum.

 

 

[irish ike, SASS #43615]

When we moved to Nevada I found it bit unnerving out on the highways getting passed by trucks pulling 3 trailers doing 80MPH.

[Stump Water]

I have several trucks from that era... in HO scale.

 

 

[Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770]

Road Trains are standard stuff in Australia.