There is information in the Spring or Summer 2011 issue of Classic Trains on "Icing Reefers at Roseville". Large blocks were broken up and pushed into the bunkers with salt to provide colder temperatures; same principle as hand cranking ice cream. The melted brine overflow was hard on the railroad's infrastructure and lead to many early bridge replacements - that and labor cost is why mechanical refrigeration replaced ice almost overnight once it became commercial. To my knowledge blocks of ice were not dropped directly in bunkers - the efficiency of cooling would have been awful.
You might also look at John White's book: "The Great Yellow Fleet". Jim Kindraka Plymouth, WI --- In [email protected], "shabbona_rr" <user141771@...> wrote: > > One of the Kalmbach books about layout construction by John Armstrong had a > photo of the M&stL yard at Peoria, IL in 1946 with an ice house in the photo. > I can't remember the name of the publication, but I might have it around here > in my "uncatalogued" archives somewhere > > boB Nicholson > > --- In [email protected], "Ed" <Loizeaux@> wrote: > > > > > There are a number of ways to ice a reefer. Short of a full platform > > > facility <snip> > > > > I used to have a photo of a truck loaded with ice blocks parked beneath a > > small overhead crane. A single reefer was on the track which was also > > beneath the crane. The blocks of ice were hoisted off the truck and > > carried over to the reefer one at a time and then lowered down into the > > bunker. Not fast, but it worked. I think the locale was Utica, NY in the > > early 1950s. It is an easy scene to duplicate on a small layout. Ed > > Loizeaux > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
