Icing Stations on the N&W

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Chuck:  Ammonia is the common gas used for large-scale refrigeration
systems.  It has the best properties for cooling to zero and below -
freezing meat to -20F is common practice for long-ish term storage.  

 

Gary Rolih

 

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Gary,

 

Thanks for the information from the 1924 Officers, Agents and Stations
listing.  I suspect you are correct in that very little came to Durham
needing refrigeration.  A look at an Sanborn Insurance Map of that period
show the N&W freight yard and freight house.  Most all of the other tracks
in the neighborhood are to tobacco facilities.  There is J. A. Murdock Co.
Inc, an ice plant and coal yard not too far away from the freight yard but
with no loading dock showing.  There is an ammonia tank showing on the map
I didn't have this map access when I first posted my question.

 

Thanks to all who responded. 

 

Chuck Stewart 

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