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We toured the Norfolk Ford plant at an NWHS convention.  The timing and
integration of parts from multiple sources--including Mexico--was quite
impressive.  "Just In Time" manufacturing was kind of a fad in assembly
facilities at that time, if I recall correctly.  Kept inventory of pieces
parts at a minimum.  Required reliable timely transport.  Worked
great...except when it didn't.

Frank Bongiovanni

On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 9:35 PM NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <
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> Harry
>
> I have seen a special train with two units perhaps 3 cars and a caboose
> passing the station headed to the Ford plant .  I would guess that was more
> power than necessary.  Must have been insurance for a potential mechanical
> power break down on a hot train. That train could make Norfolk in less time
> than the Arrow.
>
> Jim Blackstock
> On 9/16/2021 4:43 PM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List wrote:
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>
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>  The story was that it was a hot load of something-or-other paint destined
> to the Ford plant at Norfolk.
>
> Ford scheduled arrival of auto parts at its Norfolk plant with little
> leeway for delays. A car might
> be bad-ordered en route and failure to arrive as scheduled might lead to
> the plant shutting down, say
> for lack of engine blocks.  Known as "shut-down cars", they were
> frequently handled on the rear
> of No. 4.  Revenue on auto parts cars exceeded revenue on finished
> automobiles.  Harry Bundy
>
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