Abstract: A stack of elongate elements, such as lengths pipes, in a container, such as a gondola railroad car, that has an interior length greater than the length of the individual pipes. The pipes are stacked so that some of the pipes in the stack have end portions adjacent one end of the container and other pipes have end portions adjacent the other end of the container, such that the stack has an overall length approximating the interior length of the container. End lashings are secured around the end portions of the pipes and apply a pinching pressure to the end portions. A plurality of interior lashings are secured around the pipes interiorly of the end portions with each interior lashing including at least one pipe that is also included within another interior lashing.