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Re: Red Owl warehouse

Tim O'Connor
 

Elden

Just an observation - Railroads do consider that X54 car to be a "reefer" - RB. All of the railway
literature and especially financial reports I've read classify RB/L cars as reefers or refrigerator cars.
I think the compilation of cars by type in the CBC's and ORER's also count them as refrigerators.


On 2/23/2021 2:59 PM, Gatwood, Elden J SAD wrote:

Clark;

 

Generally, they had to make some reasonable accommodation in either too hot summer, or too cool winter, to accommodate canned goods.  Reefers were perfect, but jealously guarded by their owners.

 

There is loads of correspondence on spoiled canned goods claims.

 

The attached is the non-reefer RR solution from the PRR:  Insulated, and with “Quick Loaders”, as restored for the Strasburg RR.

 

Elden Gatwood

 

From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Clark Propst
 Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2021 2:02 PM
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 Subject: [Non-DoD Source] Re: [RealSTMFC] Red Owl warehouse

 

Here's the meat so far. They did have a cold storage area. I'm interested in seeing if more can goods arrive in reefer during the colder months? Clark

DATE

INITIALS

NUMBER

LADING

8/1/1949

ARLX

423

MEAT

8/12/1949

SLRX

4854

MEAT

8/23/1949

SRLX

6336

MEAT

8/24/1949

SRLX

4996

MEAT

8/24/1949

SRLX

4608

MEAT

8/291949

SRLX

5735

MEAT

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Tim O'Connor
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