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Produce Traffic & Trains by Jeff Wilson Guide to Industries Series Model Railr
Produce Traffic & Trains 2018 Jeff Wilson Guide to Industries Series Model Railroader Books
Produce Traffic & Trains
Jeff Wilson
Soft Cover
111 Pages
Copyright 2018
Contents
Introduction 4
Chapter 1
History of railroads and the produce industry5
Chapter 2
Refrigerator cars12
Chapter 3
Car fleets and owners 28
Chapter 4
Packing houses, harvesting, and loading52
Chapter 5
Perishable operations66
Chapter 6
Making ice and icing reefers 85
Chapter 7
Produce terminals and final customers 98
Bibliography109
About the author 111
Acknowledgments 111
On Back Cover
Regardless of the era or region you model, the produce industry offers numerous modeling possibilities. Produce Traffic & Trains explores those possibilities with an overview of the industry from the 1890s to today, with a focus on the 1920s through the 1960s.
Throughout the book, you'll find ideas for modeling the industry's signature elements, structures, railcars, and operations. Some of these include
Ice-bunker cars
Mechanical reefers
Rural loading areas
Express trains
Packing houses
Ice plants and icing stations
Produce terminals and yards
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