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Deep State Witch

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18. There's a Huge Car Depot

Reply to Sogo (Original post)

Wed Mar 27, 2024, 08:53 PM

Mar 27

Along the CSX railroad tracks between Baltimore and DC. Apparently the cars get offloaded at the port, put onto train cars, and carry them to this particular depot. From there, they are moved across the country. Those tracks are right behind my house, and we see car carriers all of the time.

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I want to see a list of products that will be hard to get because of the ship accident in Baltimore Harbor. [View all] Sogo Mar 27 OP

Trump Bibles BuckIowa Mar 27 #1

LOL! Great answer. Welcome to DU. Earth-shine Mar 27 #5

Thanks, but not new to DU BuckIowa Mar 27 #6

"I'll gladly give you a bible someday for your $60 today" struggle4progress Mar 27 #10

Auto should be high on the list, elleng Mar 27 #2

My husband tells me Baltimore is where VW's come in at. n/t ms liberty Mar 27 #3

'Baltimore's the top port in the nation for automobile shipments, elleng Mar 27 #8

My first job out of high school was working at the docks on Broening HWY. Igel Mar 27 #13

'Strange' job, indeed, but gives us chance to think about/imagine how MANY 'similar' jobs elleng Mar 27 #14

One of my first jobs was being a gopher at a Datsun dealership Nittersing Mar 27 #15

"Dealer Prep" hatrack Mar 27 #20

Yes! (Dusty, 50yo memory!) nt Nittersing Mar 28 #22

It will be worked around. maxsolomon Mar 27 #4

Does the cruise ships use the same harbor? doc03 Mar 27 #7

Yes. Carnival is temporarily moving operations to Norfolk. nt woodsprite Mar 27 #11

Old Bay? Xavier Breath Mar 27 #9

They can get it from Massachusetts Kennah Mar 27 #16

From companies standpoint, everything, "so they'll claim" durablend Mar 27 #12

I'm afraid you're correct.... Sogo Mar 27 #17

There's a Huge Car Depot Deep State Witch Mar 27 #18

No PEEPS for Easter! They all come from Burkina Faso and Diego Garcia! Prairie Gates Mar 27 #19

I suspect they've been here, tho can't confirm elleng Mar 27 #21