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Micro-Trains 51' 3¾" Steel Mechanical Reefer. Knuckle Couplers.
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List Price: AU$ 35.93
Price: AU$ 17.50
11.67 USD 15.75 CAD
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These 51' 3¾" MTL Steel Reefers are offered for sale in various different road names, all with Micro-Trains working couplers. A photo of every car is displayed in the "details" section. See also the enlarged photos of each box.
Please select which box & road name you want by clicking on "Details" and choosing from the drop down list. In original new "Level 1 Quality" condition. These cars have never been run or removed from their box other than to photograph. There are no cracks in the boxes, which are the originals.
Product ID 1790
Manufacturer Micro-Trains
  ISBN 1790
Date Added
01/15/2024
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Prototype History:
The purpose of a mechanical reefer is to keep perishable items cold. Early reefers were of all wood construction and used ice for cooling. By the 1940s, new reefers were being built entirely of steel. Insulating techniques improved to the point where economical refrigeration could be accomplished using steel side plates in place of wood sheathing. Fifty foot mechanical reefers date back to at least the late 50s / early 60s.
The mechanical reefers could keep a more regular temperature, and often times colder than what the ice bunker cars were capable of. Initially mechanical reefers were used primarily in frozen food service. This would soon change as mechanical refrigeration began to replace ice-based systems. Soon after, mechanical refrigeration units replaced the “armies” of personnel required to re-ice the cars.
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