Ann Arbor Railroad Refrigation Cars
Vegetable
- Produce
Year |
Car Number |
Dimenisons |
Weight |
Capacity |
Number of |
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Length |
Width |
Height |
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1895 |
600 to 625 |
32.9 |
8 |
7 |
83600 |
60000 |
25 |
1917 |
622 |
34 |
8 |
7 |
|
60000 |
1 |
9000 to 9049 |
40 0 5/8 |
8.4 |
7.7 3/4 |
|
80000 |
50 |
|
1925 |
9000 to 9049 |
40.04 |
8.4 |
12.3 |
|
80000 |
48 |
1930 |
9000 to 9049 |
40.4 |
9.2 |
12.3 |
|
80000 |
16 |
1931 |
9000 to 9049 |
40.4 |
9.2 |
12.3 |
|
80000 |
15 |
1938 |
0 |
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Notes
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Dimenisons are feet.inches |
1895 |
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Ann Arbor box cars made into vegetable cars with refrigerator
doors: |
1925 to |
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All the cars were wood, with ice boxes. Crushed ice 7700 pounds, chunk ice 6700 pounds, cubic feet of ice 178. |
Some of the refrigeration cars ended life in storage service
for the car ferries or M of W service. |
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Height measurement 1895 to 1917 of the car body, after 1917 from rail. |
Painting stencil C-1789.jpg
July 5, 1926
Source: The Official Equipment Register
Web page by Henry F. Burger Nov. 14, 2005