Roundhouse 1444 HO Scale 50' Mechanical Reefer Santa Fe SFRD 2070 Track - Chicane 35 inches (161mm)

35 inches (161mm)

Walthers Mainline 910-3994 HO Scale 57' Mechanical Reefer Union Pacific UPFE 461102

MTH 81-60006 HO Scale Smooth Side 5 Car Passenger Set Erie Lackawanna

36” machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track

International Car Half-Bay Window Caboose

Roundhouse 1444 HO Scale 50' Mechanical Reefer Santa Fe SFRD 2070 Track - Chicane 35 inches (161mm)Roundhouse 1444 HO Scale 50' Mechanical Reefer Santa Fe SFRD 2070 The railroads responded to the migration from ice stored in bunkers as a primary cooling system to the diesel mechanical systems. The mechanical reefers could keep a more regular temperature, often times colder then what the ice bunker cars could at the time. Initially mechanical reefers were used primarily in frozen food service. This would soon change as mechanical refrigeration began