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SFRC Rr-69 (was CA vegetables sent east)

BRIAN PAUL EHNI
 

You are correct. SFRD 1476 it is. Here is the blown up end reporting mark.

 

Thanks!
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Brian Ehni

 

 

From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...>
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Date: Sunday, January 1, 2023 at 12:44 PM
To: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io>
Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] SFRC Rr-69 (was CA vegetables sent east)

 


A touch of dyslexia Brian?  :-)  SFRC 1476 (the 6 is not legible on my screen)

If it were 1746 it would be an Rr-71.

Both classes (69 & 71) are interesting because one might think they were "50 foot" reefers -- but they are larger!
When the cars were rebuilt as the Bx-195 box cars, their interior length became 52' 2" !


On 1/1/2023 1:30 PM, BRIAN PAUL EHNI wrote:

Blowing up the photo, it appears the car number is SFRD 1746.

 

 

Thanks!
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Brian Ehni

 

 

From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of "Bob Chaparro via groups.io" <chiefbobbb@...>
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Date: Sunday, January 1, 2023 at 12:20 PM
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Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] CA vegetables sent east ( and non domestic fruit)

 

I recalled reading an obituary of a Fallbrook, CA, avocado grower which mentioned that he developed a commercially viable method for delaying the ripening of avocados (around the mid-1960s), which lead to a great expansion of the market for this product. A check of production figures from state records indicated large increases in avocado production starting in the early 1970s and this supported rail transportation.
The undated photo below is of a Santa Fe Class Rr-69 built in 1961.

These days most avocado consumed in the U.S. are imported from Mexico. Unfortunately, Mexican cartels in the growing regions collect a “tax” on this industry.

Bob Chaparro

 


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Tim O'Connor
Sterling, Massachusetts

Tim O'Connor
 


A touch of dyslexia Brian?  :-)  SFRC 1476 (the 6 is not legible on my screen)

If it were 1746 it would be an Rr-71.

Both classes (69 & 71) are interesting because one might think they were "50 foot" reefers -- but they are larger!
When the cars were rebuilt as the Bx-195 box cars, their interior length became 52' 2" !


On 1/1/2023 1:30 PM, BRIAN PAUL EHNI wrote:

Blowing up the photo, it appears the car number is SFRD 1746.

 

 

Thanks!
--

Brian Ehni

 

 

From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of "Bob Chaparro via groups.io" <chiefbobbb@...>
Reply-To: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io>
Date: Sunday, January 1, 2023 at 12:20 PM
To: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io>
Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] CA vegetables sent east ( and non domestic fruit)

 

I recalled reading an obituary of a Fallbrook, CA, avocado grower which mentioned that he developed a commercially viable method for delaying the ripening of avocados (around the mid-1960s), which lead to a great expansion of the market for this product. A check of production figures from state records indicated large increases in avocado production starting in the early 1970s and this supported rail transportation.
The undated photo below is of a Santa Fe Class Rr-69 built in 1961.

These days most avocado consumed in the U.S. are imported from Mexico. Unfortunately, Mexican cartels in the growing regions collect a “tax” on this industry.

Bob Chaparro



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Tim O'Connor
Sterling, Massachusetts

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