Ice Reefer
Cold Chain- a Way Forward
A consumer revolution is taking place in India as people change their eating habits and shopping patterns. While fresh foods have long been a staple, more people are putting a premium on speed and convenience. Supermarkets and shopping malls are cropping up everywhere, and sales of consumer-ready frozen foods are burgeoning, from ice cream and frozen entrees, to vegetables, fruits, sea foods and meats.
To meet this rising demand, manufactures and retailers of temperature sensitive products must move their perishable foods quickly, while emphasizing quality, safety, reliability, and traceability. This is a real challenge in a country where the cold-chain infrastructure still needs a lot of work to be done. India’s cold chain infrastructure is fragmented, under funded, and scrambling to keep up with soaring demand. The need of the hour is to address these concerns immediately.
The frozen food distribution is still not stabilized as most of the companies are still finding it difficult for service and are adopting the most rudimentary method of delivery of frozen/chilled foods to the trade. This, basically means that the integrity of the cold chain is being compromised. However, at this moment, the focus seems to be on survival and most of the companies are first interested in building volumes before they can provide high-class facilities for distribution of frozen/chilled products.
We at SNOWMAN, are now looking at expanding our network in terms of scale and reach if we are to compete at the domestic or international level. Our focus is to provide every requisite cold chain related solution to the customers but seeing the opportunity in F&V sector, definitely our focus would be more towards fruits and vegetables sector in the days to come along with new avenues like temperature controlled pharmaceutical products etc.
We are eagerly watching the prospects of large corporate like Reliance, Bharti, Aditya Birla Group, Mahindra & Mahindra , TATA and ITC etc to formulate and implement their retailing plan which will immensely benefit the cold chain industry. In my opinion, the cold chain industry will automatically grow as soon as the organized retail starts fully in place. All other difficulties will get resolved in due course of time. However basically what we need, is the consumer walking into a retail store and looking for chilled/frozen food products. This is the day when the cold chain industry will start moving forward and we have already seen the glimpse of it.
About the Author
Snowman Frozen Foods Ltd. is the first company in India to set up frozen and chilled food distribution system on pan India basis. India cold chain is in the best position to act as a single window logistics solution provider for our business partners offering the entire rang of integrated logistics Deep freezing service including Primary transportation, Storage, Documentation, Secondary transportation etc.
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N IBNO ATLAS 40′ STEEL ICE BUNKER REEFER SAFEWAY FOODS NADX 6499 $7.95 |
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N IBNO ATLAS 40′ STEEL ICE BUNKER REEFER SAFEWAY FOODS NADX 6499 $7.95 |
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N IBNO CON-COR 40′ STEEL ICE BUNKER REEFER BUDWEISER GATX 5412 $7.95 |
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N IBNO CON-COR 40′ STEEL ICE BUNKER REEFER DUBUQUE PACKING CO URTX 63648 $7.95 |
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N IBNO TRIX 40′ STEEL ICE BUNKER REEFER BURLINGTON REFR EXPRESS BREX 87178 $7.95 |
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N IBNO TRIX 40′ STEEL ICE BUNKER REEFER CARNATION MILK CM 25083 $7.95 |
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New Kadee Micro-Trains Armour Refrigerator Line 36′ Wood Sheathed Ice Reefer $9.99 |
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New Kadee Micro-Trains Schwarzchild & Sulzberger 36′ Wood Sheathed Ice Reefer $9.99 |
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N LIMA 50′ REEFER THERMICE DRY ICE TICX 8903 $2.95 |
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MTL MICRO-TRAINS 58040 OPPENHEIMER CASING CO. 36′ WOOD SHEATHED ICE REEFER NIB $19.95 |
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MTL MICRO-TRAINS 058 00 590 SWIFT REFRIG. LINE 36′ WOOD SHEATHED ICE REEFER 4011 $19.95 |
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N SCALE ROUNDHOUSE #8944 GLACIER ICE 36′ OLD TIME REEFER #9938 $11.99 |
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LIQUID – ICE REEFER WHITE / RAILROAD COLOR FINISH -Oil Based PAINT- 1.oz BOTTLE $5.95 |
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Vintage HO Wood and Cardboard Ice Bunker Reefers Hormel Baby Ruth Pluto GBR Box $6.99 |
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N Scale Con-Cor Japan 40′ Ice Bunker Reefer REA REX 6435 RAILWAY EXPRESS AGENCY $3.05 |
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Accurail American Refrigerator Transit Co. 40′ Wood Ice Reefer ART 17648 $14.95 |
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N SCALE CAR THERM ICE DRY ICE REEFER – Lima w/box $5.99 |
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47320 ERIE ~ 40′ ICE REEFER ~ KADEE MTL $32.11 |
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ATSF Dry Ice boxcar reefer, S scale printed sides $0.99 |
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ATSF Dry Ice boxcar reefer, N scale printed sides $0.99 |
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ATSF Dry Ice boxcar reefer, OO scale printed sides $0.99 |
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ATSF Dry Ice boxcar reefer, HO scale printed sides $0.99 |
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ATSF Dry Ice boxcar reefer, Z scale printed sides $0.99 |
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ATSF Dry Ice boxcar reefer, O scale printed sides $1.99 |
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N scale MICRO TRAINS 40′ Steel Ice Reefer /NEEDHAM PACKING COMPANY INC. /New $24.99 |
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N Scale Santa Fe 40′ Ice Reefer Decals by Micro Scale $0.99 |
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Lot of 4 Athearn Train Models 40′ Boxcar Canadian National Express Ice Reefer $9.99 |
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MTH 20-94021 Operating Reefer Car – Mathieson Dry Ice $119.95 |
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Custom Painted Breyers Ice Cream Reefer 2000 $99.95 |
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Micro-trains N Ice Reefer Swift Refrigerator 05900150 $16.99 |
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Micro-trains N Ice Reefer American Beef 05900540 $20.99 |
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Walthers Ice Reefers 6 Pack Miller Brewing Company $10.00 |
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HO Scale Swift Reefer 34′ Ice Reefer 4226 Car By Tyco $6.99 |
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RED CABOOSE O RC-0511-5 PACIFIC FRUIT EXPRESS 52165 WOODEN ICE REEFER 430015 $19.99 |
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RED CABOOSE O RC-0514-1 ART 22013 WOODEN ICE REEFER 430016 $19.99 |
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MIB MODEL POWER HO SCALE MURIEL CIGARS 40′ STEEL REEFER W/ ICE HATCHES # 8258 $6.99 |
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Microtrains Needham Packing Comp 40′ Ice Reefer N $18.06 |
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Atlas Model 2223 Therm Ice Reefer Car Mint in Original Case N Guage N Scale $6.60 |
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LIONEL BNSF ICE COLD EXPRESS 57′ MECHANICAL 793387 train 6-31783 reefer 6-27399 $61.06 |
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Athearn Burlington 40′ Ice Bunker Reefer, HO Scale $9.99 |
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Lionel Ice Depot w/PFE Reefer $224.95 |
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HO Scale 34′ Wooden Ice Plug Door Reefer Swift Refrigerator Line # SRLX 6714 $6.99 |
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HO Scale Ice Reefer NYC ( Merchants Destination Trans )#MDT 4015 By Revell $7.11 |
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HO Scale American Refrigerator Transit Co ( Dairy Products ) 34′ Ice Reefer $6.72 |
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N scale MICRO TRAINS 40′ Ice Reefer/BLACK HILLS PKG/New $14.99 |
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HO Scale -ICE REEFER DELIVERY TRUCK w/MEN CARRYING ICE BLOCKS 3 FIGURES $39.99 |
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ICE BLOCKS 64 pack for ICE SERVICE REEFERS – HO Scale $9.99 |
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N Atlas 40′ Steel Ice Reefer – ART RR NIB $21.00 |
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N Atlas 40′ Steel Ice Reefer – Needham Packing RR NIB $17.00 |
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NIB N MTL #05900162 40′ Steel Ice Reefer National Packing Co. #543 $22.99 |
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InterMountain ART/Royal Ice Bunker Reefer $4.75 |
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InterMountain ART/Royal Ice Bunker Reefer $5.01 |
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MT 059 00 190 Swift Refrigerator Company 40′ Steel Ice Reefer $18.95 |
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HO Scale Swift 40″ Ice Reefer # SRLX 4226 Car By Tyco $5.99 |
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MTH-HO -”Pennsylvania RR” Ice Reefer #78009 $23.95 |
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ICE BLOCKS CLEAR ACRYLIC BLOCK – 64 pack for ICE SERVICE REEFERS – HO Scale $9.95 |
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Rare & unusual wood Carbonic ice 40′ reefer MWKD $7.24 |
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LOT OF 6 HO SCALE WOOD ICE REEFERS, WITH KD COUPLERS AND P2K 33″ METAL WHEELSETS $39.99 |
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Santa Fe Chief 40′ Ice Bunker Reefer Car – Athearn Kit $24.99 |
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HO Scale 34′ American Refrigerator Transit Co ( Dairy Products ) Ice Reefer $7.01 |
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HO Scale 40′ Baby Ruth Billboard Wood Ice Reefer # NADX 5342 By Tyco $6.49 |
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HO Scale Swift 34″ Ice Reefer Reefer 4226 Car By Tyco $6.59 |
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HO Scale Swift Reefer 34′ Ice Reefer 4226 Car By Tyco $6.59 |
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HO Scale 40′ Baby Ruth Billboard Wood Ice Reefer # NADX 5342 By Tyco $6.49 |
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MTH Rail King Red Rose Ice Cream Modern Reefer Car $10.00 |
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3 Con Cor 40′ Ice Reefers $20.00 |
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3 Con Cor 40′ Ice Reefers $20.00 |
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49360 MKE 3100 ~ 40′ ICE REEFER ~ MICRO TRAINS $19.91 |
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ICE HOUSE & ICING PLATFORM REEFER SERVICE — STEAM ERA BUILDING – KIT HO Scale $69.95 |
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N Scale Custom Bev-Bel C&O Chesapeake & Ohio Ice Service Boxcar/Reefer Lot #64 $0.99 |
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RAILROAD MODEL MAGAZINE PFE REBUILT ICE REEFERS COAL $6.27 |
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HO Scale ROUNDHOUSE OLD-TIME 40′ Steel & Wood Ice Bunker Reefer Car “BABY RUTH” $6.99 |
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Vintage Kato Con-Cor N Scale 40′ Ice Bunker Wood Reefer Oscar Mayer 1970s $5.99 |
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N SCALE CAR AHM Therm-Ice Reefer Car in box $5.99 |
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HO Scale Athearn “COORS Beer” OLD Time 40′ Steel & Wood Ice Bunker REEFER Car $9.99 |
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HO Scale Athearn “Schlitz Beer” OLD Time 40′ Steel & Wood Ice Bunker REEFER Car $9.99 |
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N MTL 05900536 Santa Fe 40′ Ice Reefer #20698 — NIB $15.00 |
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Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Model Power N Scale Train Therm Ice Reefer 84028 $8.50 |
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MTH Mathieson Dry Ice Operating Reefer Car w/ Unloading Ramp 20-94021 $109.95 |
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Micro-Trains Good Humor Ice Cream 40′ Steel Reefer N $19.98 |
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O Gauge LIONEL 6-19832 6352 Circle L Bottling Co. Operating Ice Reefer Car NIB $26.99 |
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HO Scale -MARBURGER SKATEBOARD COW MILK ICE REEFER MTH $39.99 |
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EXPRESS REA STEEL ICE REEFER HUNTER GREEN w/ RED LOGO – RTR HO Scale $34.95 |
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HO Scale -HOOD’s GRADE A DAIRY MILK ICE REEFER -MTH HO $34.95 |
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ICING HOUSE & PLATFORM w/ ICE BLOCKS & ICE REEFER SOUND MODULE – KIT HO Scale $99.95 |
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MTL #58560 36′ Wood Sheathed Ice Reefer Pepsi Cola #58506 $17.00 |
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MTL #59550 40′ Steel Side Ice Reefer Pepsi Cola #59505 $15.00 |
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RED ROSE ICE CREAM REEFER 30-7821 $30.00 |
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NIB Accurail 40′ Wood reefer KIT Milwaukee Road Blue “Ice Car” #79037 $7.99 |
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O SCALE MTH 20-94017 DRT Red Rose Ice Cream Reefer Car Mint in Box $49.99 |
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MICRO-TRAINS N SCALE #58510 36′ SHEATHED WOOD ICE REEFER SWIFT REFRIGERATOR LINE $19.99 |
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“N” Scale Santa Fe Ice Reefer #37344 $19.98 |
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Boxed Set of 23 Pacific Fruit Express Ice Reefers + Caboose NTRAK Ready! (C) $35.50 |
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MICROSCALE DECAL SET #87-488 NORTHERN PACIFIC 40′ STEEL ICE REEFERS $6.95 |
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Vintage Matheson Dry Ice Reefer,unknown maker or year $20.00 |
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HO Scale Swift Ice Reefer 4226 Car By Tyco $4.20 |
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HO Scale Yellow and Brown “Michelob” Beer 34′ Ice Reefer Car $7.92 |
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HAWTHORNE VILLAGE COCA-COLA ICE COLD RED COMBINE REEFER CAR On30 HOLIDAY EXPRESS $54.95 |
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N Scale 40′ Steel Ice Reefer – Fudgsicle – MTL $23.95 |
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N Scale 40′ Steel Ice Reefer – Popsicle (Clown) – MTL $25.95 |
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Ice Age $1.98 … |
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Walthers HO Scale 50′ Railway Express Agency Riveted Steel Express Reefer (Ready To Run) – Great Northern $36.99 … |
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Therm Ice 50 Reefer N Scale Freight Train Car With Knuckle Couplers $5.99 N SCALE AND COME WITH KNUCKLE COUPLERS CHOCKING HAZARD – CONTAINS SMALL PARTS – NOT FOR CHILDREN UNDER 3… |
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MTH 20-94021 Mathieson Dry Ice Co. Operating Reefer Car $129.95 This is an MTH 20-94021 Mathieson Dry Ice Company Operating Reefer Car from 2001. This reefer car features sliding doors, die-cast metal sprung trucks, die-cast metal operating knuckle couplers, metal wheels and axles.The Trainz SKU for this item is P11409994.Condition: NewTCA Grade: C-10Original Box: YesManufacturer: MTHModel Number: 20-94021Scale/Era: O ModernModel Type: Operating CarsRoad Name:… |
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Merchants Despatch: Its History and Equipment $66.59 “Merchants Despatch traced its origins to a railroad express service begun in 1855, with a connection to the American Express Company. From its earliest years it operated over the lines of the New York Central, and by 1871 its stock was owned by Vanderbilt Lines railroads. However, it was an independent part of the NYC family. As such, it outlived the Central, and this book carries its history to … |
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Refrigerator Car Color Guide $63.49 128 pp, 8.5×11″, clothbound with dust jacket, all color. “A look at the operation and roster of privately – owned ice – bunker reefer cars. Contains a marvelous sequence of the icing process atop an icing dock in 1962. Includes images of American Refrigerator Transit, Cudahy Car Lines, Fruit Growers Express (FGE, BREX and WFEX), General American Transportation (GARX), Merchants Despatch, Morrell, … |
