Roundhouse 1443 HO Scale 50' Mechanical Reefer Santa Fe SFRD 2068 Era_1997-2004 2" wheels today

2" wheels today

The rotation of the first cone is then transmitted through the belt to the other cone

Oil-Filled Big Bore Shocks with aluminum caps

the ‘snapdragon’

Lionel 2133590 O Scale Legacy EMD SW8 Diesel Switcher Conrail CR 8657

Roundhouse 1443 HO Scale 50' Mechanical Reefer Santa Fe SFRD 2068 Era_1997-2004 2" wheels todayRoundhouse 1443 HO Scale 50' Mechanical Reefer Santa Fe SFRD 2068 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