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INTERMOUNTAIN 47721 Western Fruit Great Northern Wood Box Ho Scale Refridgerator Car

47721 Intermountain Western Fruit Express Great Northern Wood Ice Box Refridgerator Car Ho Scale New

( Brand: Intermountain ), ( Manufacturer Part Number: 47721 ), ( Assembly Status: Ready To Go/pre-built ), ( Color: Multicolor ), ( Replica Of: Ice Reefer ), ( Material: Plastic ), ( Grade: C-10 Mint-brand New ), ( Year Manufactured: 2012 ), ( Control System: Dc / Dcc ), ( Age Level: 17 Years Up ), ( Gauge: Ho ), ( Vintage: Yes ), ( Type: Freight Car ), ( Rail System: Two-rail System ), ( Corporate Roadname: Great Northern ), ( Theme: Ice Box Reefer ), ( Features: Highly Detailed, Etched Walkways, Underfloor Detailing, Detailed Piping, Metal Grab Irons, Metal Ladders, Metal Wheels, Knuckle Couplers ), ( Country Of Origin: China )

Review INTERMOUNTAIN Western Fruit Express Great Northern Wood Ice Box Refridgerator Car Ho Scale New

The train would depart for the eastern markets. The death of animals weakened by the long drive further increased per-unit shipping cost. Synthetic materials such as fiberglass and polystyrene foam, both introduced after World War II, offered the most cost-effective practical solution. Rationing of the ice allowed preservation foods during hot periods, a practice that was successfully employed for centuries.

Forced air circulation within the car. Hammond, a Detroit meat packer, who built set of cars to transport his products Boston using ice from the Great Lakes for cooling. Hair felt derived from compressed cattle hair, sandwiched into the floor and walls of car, was inexpensive, yet flawed over its three to four-year service life it would decay, rotting out cars wood en partitions tainting cargo with a foul odor. Early attempts at refrigerated transport.

Background: North America. The higher cost of other materials such as Lino felt woven from flax fibers or cork prevented their widespread adoption. Provisions for pre-cooling the cars with a portable unit at loading platforms. It was found, however, that top-icing only benefited the uppermost layers of cargo, and water from melting ice often passed through spaces between cartons pallet's with little or no cooling effect.

The item is NEW in the original box from old stock. Placing meat directly against ice resulted in discoloration and affected the taste, proving to be impractical. Competing firms such as Armour and Company quickly followed suit. # wood Roof walks.

At high altitudes or northern latitudes, one foot tanks were often filled with water and allowed to freeze. Upon reaching their destination, the cars were unloaded. He was the first to achieve this. Lettered for.

Driving cattle across the plains also caused tremendous weight loss, with some animals dying in transit. WFE wood Refrigerator Car. He started his career in the shipping of fruits. His father was Joseph Earl, his mother Adela Chaffed, and brother Guy Chaffed Earl.

Refrigerator cars required effective insulation to protect their contents from temperature extremes. The cars were delivered to the shipper for loading, and ice was topped-off. Many of these unique items are from my personal inventory which was accumulated over the years. # Under frame Details.

Etched Metal Roof walk End Platform. The meat was packed tightly at the bottom of car to keep gravity low and prevent cargo from shifting. These tight-fitting doors were better insulated and could maintain an even temperature inside the car. Adjustable ice bunker bulkheads to allow greater floor space for shippers using top icing alone.

Top icing added considerable dead weight to the load. Most of these items are New in the box removed only to take photos them. It was ultimately determined that top-icing is useful only in preventing an increase temperature, and eventually discontinued. Soon after, mechanical refrigeration units replaced the armies of personnel required to re-ice cars.

THIS IS AN ASSEMBLED Item. The load had the tendency of swinging to one side when car entered a curve at high speed, and use units was discontinued after several derailments. All are Ready-to-Run. Milk cars and other types of express reefers may or not include a cooling system, but are equipped with high-speed trucks and modifications that allow them to travel passenger trains.

This type of door provided a larger six foot opening to facilitate car loading and unloading. 33 InterMountain Precision Metal Wheel sets. Depending on the cargo and destination, cars may have been fumigated. # Etched Metal End Platform.

Meat processors sought a method to ship dressed meats from their Chicago packing plants eastern markets. Metal Knuckle Couplers. The cars were re-iced in transit approximately once a day. Standardized interior dimensions to allow improved loading methods with standardized containers.

Costly inefficiencies were inherent in transporting live animals by rail, particularly the fact that approximately 60% of animals mass is inedible. In addition to operating and servicing refrigerated railcards, FGE became a major manufacturer of insulated boxcars mechanical cars. The cars were cleaned with hot water or steam. The sliding plug door was introduced experimentally by P.F.E.

The practice, dating back almost to the inception of refrigerator car, saved ice and resulted in fresher cargo. # See-Thru Metal walkways. The cars' ice bunkers were filled, either manually from an icing dock, via mechanical loading equipment, or in locations where demand for was sporadic using specially designed field cars. Sharp Painting and Lettering.

Refrigerator cars differ from simple insulated boxcars and ventilated commonly used for transporting fruit, neither of which are fitted with cooling apparatus. Perforated floor racks providing similar protection and air circulation under the cargo. Steel cars vs wood for better insulation protection and greater rigidity resulting in reduced leakage around doors. Through the ages, seasonal harvesting of snow and ice was a regular practice many cultures.

Minimum Radius - 18. Laser Sharp Painting and Printing. Metal Grab Railings. LETTERING is Sharp and Clear.

China, Greece, and Rome stored ice snow in caves, dugouts or houses lined with straw other insulating materials. Exterior details include. The use of ice to refrigerate and preserve food dates back prehistoric times. Vertically adjustable grates within the ice bunkers to allow half-stage icing reduce charges where appropriate.

Cushioned trucks and draft gear to minimize jarring bruising of produce. Chases design proved to be a practical solution, providing temperature-controlled carriage of dressed meats. Reefers can be ice-cooled, come equipped with any one of a variety mechanical refrigeration systems, or use carbon dioxide as dry ice liquid nitrogen as cooling agent. # Brake Gear.

WESTERN FRUIT EXPRESS Lettering and Paint Scheme. Metal Grab Irons. Metal Cut Levers. They are hard to part with but due downsizing in retirement they tare looking for a good home which can appreciate and enjoy them.

FGE wood Refrigerator Cars. It had been postulated that as the ice melts, resulting chilled water would trickle down through load to continue cooling process. Detroit's William Davis patented a refrigerator car that employed metal racks to suspend the carcasses above frozen mixture of ice and salt. This icebox on wheels was a limited success since it only functional in cold weather.

An advertisement taken from the 1st edition 1879 of Car-Builders Dictionary for Tiffany Refrigerator Car Company, a pioneer in design refrigerated railroad cars. Fruit and fresh produce.

part #: 47721 price

  • $65.95

specifications mthoscaletraingi:

  • brand: Intermountain
  • mpn: 47721
  • assembly status: Ready To Go/pre-built
  • color: Multicolor
  • replica of: Ice Reefer
  • material: Plastic
  • grade: C-10 Mint-brand New
  • year manufactured: 2012
  • control system: Dc / Dcc
  • age level: 17 Years Up
  • gauge: Ho
  • vintage: Yes
  • type: Freight Car
  • rail system: Two-rail System
  • corporate roadname: Great Northern
  • theme: Ice Box Reefer
  • features: Highly Detailed, Etched Walkways, Underfloor Detailing, Detailed Piping, Metal Grab Irons, Metal Ladders, Metal Wheels, Knuckle Couplers
  • country of origin: China

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  • condition: New
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assembly status: ready to go/pre-built, replica of: ice reefer, grade: c-10 mint-brand new, year manufactured: 2012, control system: dc / dcc, age level: 17 years up, gauge: ho, vintage: yes, type: freight car, rail system: two-rail system, corporate roadname: great northern, theme: ice box reefer, features: highly detailed, etched walkways, underfloor detailing, detailed piping, metal grab irons, metal ladders, metal wheels, knuckle couplers, country of origin: china,
category: toys & hobbies > model railroads trains > railroads trains > freight cars, color: multicolor, material: plastic, sku: 25134107571235633,
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