Re: Photo: S.R.I.X. Reefers (Safety Car Heating & Lighting Company)
There was one of these propane powered refrigerators in the Nelson Field cabin on Ellison's Squaw Valley Ranch in northern Nevada where many ranches had to have their own generators or do without
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Wolfgram, Diane
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#7869
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Re: Photo: S.R.I.X. Reefers (Safety Car Heating & Lighting Company)
Sounds like it may have been a flame powered refrigerator.? My parents camper had one of those in their camper in the 70s and was propane powered.? It works like a mechanical refrigerator but use a
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Ken Harstine
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#7868
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Re: Photo: S.R.I.X. Reefers (Safety Car Heating & Lighting Company)
i wonder what purpose the ice hatches provided? and out of curiosity the side views show the hstches but the one end view does not? different versions? mel perry [email protected]> wrote:
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mel perry
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#7867
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Photo: S.R.I.X. Reefers (Safety Car Heating & Lighting Company)
Photo: S.R.I.X. Reefers (Safety Car Heating & Lighting Company) These are unusual iceless refrigerator cars, circa 1930: http://lists.railfan.net/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-12-29-19/X7002.jpg (
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Bob Chaparro
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#7866
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National Orange Packing House - Riverside, CA (Corrected)
National Orange Packing House - Riverside , CA (Corrected) Photos courtesy of J. S. Matlack: https://farm66.static.flickr.com/65535/48307669527_7da118474d_b.jpg (
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Bob Chaparro
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#7865
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Re: Photos: National Orange Packing House - Riverside, CA
I will repost this with corrections. Bob Chaparro Moderator
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Bob Chaparro
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#7864
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Re: Photos: National Orange Packing House - Riverside, CA--Sanborn Maps
Besides LAPL, Sanborns are also available On Line thru Crmel Public Library on Monterey Peninsula. Current passwords are obtained from librarian, but I dunno if membership is required, so one might
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Steve Donaldson
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#7863
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Re: Photos: National Orange Packing House - Riverside, CA
Nice photos but some corrections are in order: 1. This structure burned down in 1990. National Orange burned down in 2001, not 1990. I photographed it in 2000. See
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Jim Lancaster <ljames1@...>
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#7862
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Re: Photos: National Orange Packing House - Riverside, CA
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HAZMATRICHM@...
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#7861
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Photos: National Orange Packing House - Riverside, CA
National Orange Packing House - Riverside , CA Photos courtesy of J. S. Matlack: https://farm66.static.flickr.com/65535/48307669527_7da118474d_b.jpg (
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Bob Chaparro
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#7860
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Model: SFRD Reefer 37346
Model: SFRD Reefer 37346 Courtesy of J. S. Smatlak: https://farm66.static.flickr.com/65535/46828440424_da5795f3c1_b.jpg ( https://farm66.static.flickr.com/65535/46828440424_da5795f3c1_b.jpg ) An HO
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Bob Chaparro
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#7859
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Re: Need Clean Out Track Info
Did clean outs occur before or after the cars returned "home"?? As an example, would a PFE car be cleaned in NYC after being unloaded, or would it run empty and dirty back to California?? Or, is
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Bill Parks
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Re: Need Clean Out Track Info
Here is some information I have gathered. Bob Chaparro Moderator ++++ *Refrigerator Car Clean-out Track Elements* Infrastructure & Design ¡¤ Water supply ¡¤ Drainage system ¡¤ Tilted track Equipment &
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Bob Chaparro
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#7857
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Need Clean Out Track Info
Could someone please direct me to a website that has photos of a reefer clean out track? I could not find anything useful trying to search myself: lots of related info, but nothing specific. I am
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Louis Adler
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#7856
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Re: Santa Fe reefers on "American Pickers"
Very good Christine sometimes watches that problem. Paul > > >
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Paul Doggett
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#7855
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Santa Fe reefers on "American Pickers"
I took these screen shots from an episode of American Pickers originally shown 11/25/19. Best I could tell they were in Colorado. The only car number I saw was SFRD 4371 Rr-33 in a group of three or
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david <gcrr801@...>
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#7854
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Wabash Icing Platform In 1929
Wabash Icing Platform In 1929 From the Decatur , IL , Herald & Review archives
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Bob Chaparro
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#7853
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MTC Plug Door Close-Up
MTC Plug Door Close-Up A photo from the Steve Priest Collection with good detail. Notice what appears to be temperature gauges to the lower left. Bob Chaparro Moderator
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Bob Chaparro
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#7852
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Re: Santa Fe and pfe help
If you are interested in Anaheim, I would definitely recommend visiting the Anaheim Heritage Center if you can. https://anaheim.net/2473/Anaheim-Heritage-Center They have many of the area Sanborn
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Paul Wilfong
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#7851
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Re: Truss Rod SFRD Reefer
I can't speak to the exact class, but the car has US Standard safety appliances so picture is indeed post 1911. Larry King
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lrkdbn
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#7850
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