Roundhouse 1450 HO Scale 50' Mechanical Reefer Canadian National CN 231142 Roadname_StIM&S Athearn RTR 1250 HO Scale

Athearn RTR 1250 HO Scale EMD SD40-2 Burlington Northern BN 8135 DCC/Sound

On-Board Temperature Indicator

step-by-step building instructions

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Roundhouse 1450 HO Scale 50' Mechanical Reefer Canadian National CN 231142 Roadname_StIM&S Athearn RTR 1250 HO ScaleRoundhouse 1450 HO Scale 50' Mechanical Reefer Canadian National CN 231142 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