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Videos & Photos Videos Series Drew’s Trackside Adventures Taking Care of Business: Hull-Oakes Lumber Co., Part 2

Taking Care of Business: Hull-Oakes Lumber Co., Part 2

By Angela Cotey | October 19, 2017

| Last updated on December 1, 2020

A yellow, wheeled lifting machine moves logs in a lot surrounded by forest.

To continue the exclusive visit to Hull-Oakes Lumber Company, Charlie Conway follows sawmill operations from the point logs arrive at the plant through the point they’re processed into timbers used for railroad trestle construction.

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