Roundhouse 1444 HO Scale 50' Mechanical Reefer Santa Fe SFRD 2070 REParts 85' Budd 10-6 Sleeper UP

85' Budd 10-6 Sleeper UP Pacific Forum

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Athearn Genesis G66411 HO Scale FGE 57' Mechanical Reefer Solid Cold FGMR 12346 Sound

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Roundhouse 1444 HO Scale 50' Mechanical Reefer Santa Fe SFRD 2070 REParts 85' Budd 10-6 Sleeper UPRoundhouse 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