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There was a short lived company that provided metal cans for the
nursery industry that was located at Browning (near Tustin)on the
Santa Fe's Venta/Irvine Spur. The untreated cans (the cans were
dipped to prevent rust)arrived in SFRD (Santa Fe) icers. The use of
plastic cans replaced nearly all metal cans.

Browning was where the spur from the the main line junction split
with one leg going to Tustin and the other leg going out on to the
Irvine Ranch to Frances and Kathryn. The can company was on a section
of track that extended from the connections of the legs. This section
was used mostly for storage of empty reefers for the packinghouses
that had their own ice plants and received dry cars for loading.


--- In citrusmodeling@..., "Bob Chaparro"
<thecitrusbelt@y...> wrote:

I am aware that ice-cooled regrigerator cars were used to transport
magazines on their backhuals from the East. I also have a photo of
a refrigerator car being loaded with mail sacks.

Is anyone aware of other alternative uses for these cars?

Bob Chaparro
Mission Viejo, Ca

The Santa Fe made quite a few efforts to increase the back haul business
for refrigerator cars returning empty from the east. I have records of
some testimony of how they tried to organize LCL (Less Than Car Load
traffic) to utilize empty reefers heading west bound if anyone is
interested?

Bill Messecar

Santafe-Mail@...

I am aware that ice-cooled regrigerator cars were used to transport
magazines on their backhuals from the East. I also have a photo of
a refrigerator car being loaded with mail sacks.

Is anyone aware of other alternative uses for these cars?

Bob Chaparro
Mission Viejo, Ca