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The Tustin Branch Southern Pacific's Tustin Branch has a noteworthy history in the citrus industry. Portions of it would make good modeling subjects. Here are some notes on the Tustin Branch posted by

Was there a point in time at which ladders became mandatory for rolling stock in interchange service replacing individual grab irons for car roof access? Loose or poorly maintained grab irons on wood

Notes On PFE Reefers Here is a post from Ted Culotta's excellent Proto Topic blog on PFE reefers. Photos are included, including a PFE-WP reefer photo.

Photos: PFE Reefers At Chula Vista This is a link to Ted Culotta's excellent Prototype Railroad Topics blog from December 3:

Two comments from others who saw this photo: "That photo also illustrates the practice of having 5 grab irons on the side and end on early-built R-30-12 and R-30-13 bodies, while later bodies had 6

The reefer on the left.? Never seen anything so filthy.? BUT, the UP herald is clean! Bill Jolitz

Photo: PFE Reefers This is link to a 1928 photo from the collection of the University of Utah : https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xd39nd (

I believe it was a Western Railways Ice Co. facility. The ice houses at Minturn and East Yard Alamosa were Western Railways Ice Co. Mark Hemphill

Looks like it could ice what - 50 cars at a time?

Photo: Icing Platform At Grand Junction , CO This is link to a 1938 photo from the collection of the University of Utah : https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jq3394 (

PFE Reweigh Stencil This is link to a photo from the collection of the University of Utah : https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ww7s32 ( https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ww7s32

Pecans will o rancid if left sealed, faster in warm conditions, even more in Summer's heat.? Reefers for shipping pecans makes good sense.

refers probably offered better protection and shipping enviroment mel perry [email protected]> wrote:

Thanks, Chief Bob! Pecan pieces, who woulda' thunk? Another destination for reefers!? Now I wonder how raisins were shipped.? A photo at Sun Maid showed box cars. but that was probably in Summer.?

Load Of Pecan Pieces This is link to a 1927 photo from the collection of the University of Utah : https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jq397q (

To help date the picture, the car is a 1950 Chrysler Windsor - Unfortunately, I'm not good at identifying steam engines, but I can tell a car by it's grill :)

Photo: PFE/WP Reefer This is link to a photo from the collection of the University of Utah : https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6tj05h8 ( https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6tj05h8

Looks like either the first series of Challengers or a 2-8-8-0. ?I’ll go with the CSA1

Bob, Is that a Big Boy heading it up,, or a Challenger?? The photo comes in too small for me to tell. I suppose you saw the clip of the Big Boy running through the snow in Kansas.? A friend sent me

Crate Label Society Meeting (Dec. 14 - Riverside , CA ) Information from Tom Spellman... The Citrus Label Society will meet on: When: Saturday, December 14, 2019 Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Where: