Most of my experience with the shipment of orange was Valencia from Orange County and that was most in the spring and Summer. The cars were alway preiced or...
Cliff- Since you're more familiar with the summer shipments, do you recall the use of salt with the ice to further cool the loads? As far as winter loads go, I...
Bob, That raises a question I've wondered about regarding winter shipments. Citrus fruit puts out gas, so with mechanical refrigeration, it is sent overseas...
There are accounts of trips under these conditions in the Thompson et al PFE book. Cars were iced, hatches were opened or closed, and heaters were added or...
Keep in mind that ice bunker reefers had drains to expel melted water produced by the ice. The drains also would act to equalize any pressure build-up from...
Mike- Are you talking about trucks or ice bunker refrigerator cars? Bob Chaparro Moderator ... and going east. You have 4 hatches on a reefer and depending on...
Here is some good information from the Reefer Madness group, courtesy of James Donaldson. Bob Chaparro Moderator ... wrote: On the first question. Standard...
While we don't usually dwell on Florida citrus here, I found this site while doing research for this group. There are few historical images on the site. Bob...
Here is some additional information of the Archives. Bob Chaparro Moderator Note: forwarded message attached. ... Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the...
Years ago Newton K. Gregg/Publishers reprinted sections of the Car Builders' Cyclopedia in a large format paperback book series know as the Train Shed...
Hi Folks, Just in case anyone is interested Westerfield is now making a kit for the Santa Fe Rr S, T, U versions of the Santa Fe Truss Rod Reefers. $34.00 ea. ...
I'm looking to make HO scale palms for my Ventura County modules. If anyone has a good method for making palms, I'd be very interested. Thanks, Rick Watson...
I can't say that I have a suggestion for making palm tress, but if you want to purchase some very good palm trees in several varieties and sizes, check out ...
There are several common species of palm tree in Southern California, which look different from each other. I think they fall into two categories, long trunks...
This information was posted on the Yahoo Scenery Group ( http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCENERY/ ) by Jim Lubbers. I see Rick asked the question on that group...
The jttmicroscale palms do not look like the typical California palms planted along roads or next to farm houses from San Diego to Redding during the 19th and...
... Date palms were planted singly at residences in Orange County I have noticed that SP stations seemed to have had them in the San Joaquin and other...
Ed is correct. His observation is consistent with my email note to the group. ________________________________ From: citrusmodeling@yahoogroups.com ...
oops- I didn't mean my remarks to be in contradiction, only as additional info, as much of what I knew as So Cal has disappeared. I'd guess that folks...
The Washingtonia palms look very close as models to the two varieties of fan palms we've mentioned here. However, the price, for kits, in the $12=-15 range,...
Ed -- I didn't at all think you were "correcting me". I just wanted to confirm that you were right. When I lived in an older neighborhood in Davis there was a...
The Hawkins Railway Prototype Cyclopedia series has had a couple of issues on express reefers. As I understand it, the cars were used equally as ice reefers...
The fan palms shown on the website John Bruce found ( http://www.hartofthesouth.com <http://www.hartofthesouth.com/> ) look great online. They look like the...
... Cool - I just didn't want a faceless e-mail to come across impolite! ... I almost mentioned those joys- the birdnests seemed to attract rats and/or owls. ...
The principle produce in express reefers where high value/ short life fruit such as cherries and strawberries. In addition to these types of cargo's, they...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
