One of the local business in Hillsdale that receives rail service is Smitty Lumber. About once or twice a week, they receive a carload of lumber; such as this centerbeam bulkhead flatcar loaded with Lignum wood, wrapped to protect the lumber from the elements (and graffiti!).
About once or twice a month Smitty Lumber also receives a carload of wallboard, such as this bulkhead flatcar loaded with USG wallboard. It, too, is wrapped for protection.
One of Smitty Lumber's new GMC flatbed trucks heads into town to make a delivery. They also have box trucks as well as a tractor-trailer for large deliveries; including pallets delivered to local shippers.
Another local rail customer is R O Packing Inc. They receive a boxcar or two a week of paperboard and/or cardboard material and make finished boxes and packaging products. They sometimes ship products out by rail as well, especially to distant customers- one of their biggest customers is a mail-order operation in New-York.
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