Reefer icing operations

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I'm not aware of any lightweight cars that had Ice AC. Seeing the man on the roof, it  looks to me they are putting ice in an icebox (refrigerator). Just my guess.
Jim Nichols  

    On Thursday, May 25, 2017 11:05 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
 

 To further Jim's list, this is from List No. 63, dated August 1, 1942. Some slightly different details from a decade prior.
Columbus, OhioClare, OhioPortsmouth, OhioBluefield, WVaNorton, VaBristol, Va-TennPetersburg, Va - (Emergency) For re-icing delayed through shipments received from, or delivered to, connections at Petersburg, VirginiaRoanoke, VaHagerstown, MdWinston-Salem, NC (Emergency)Crewe, VaNorfolk, Va
Ice was used on locomotives, cabooses, work cars and diners as well. Now, exactly how that was handled, I guess we'll never really know. I assume that ice plants at these terminals with stations, provided ice that was hauled to the cab supply track, and that was probably supplied to the locomotives as well with their own small storage house. I would assume that they would also supply the dining car department by trucking it from Shaffers Crossing to the Commissary. 
Since I am not totally aware of how the ice a/c worked (other than blowing air across the blocks of ice) I don't honestly know if this is as Jerry mentioned the New Orleans Club. But this photo is from October 1, 1956 with the only title being "Icing No. 45 at Roanoke" 
Since the photo shows, on the south side of the train, the ice wagon that the dining car department used to carry ice and cold items to load onto the cars, I would assume this was out of their supply. Obviously answers Brent's question of how was it handled on other roads cars. In addition, I am certain that over time, other roads cars that had ice a/c were through Roanoke as well, on special moves, troop trains, etc.
Ken Miller

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