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Refrigerator Car (Wooden)- Fruit Growers Express No. 35832 California, Sacramento, California State Railroad Museum

The wooden refrigerator car in the photograph was built in 1924. Known as reefers, these cars allowed fruit and perishables to reach far away markets, fresh, in only a few days after being harvested.

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Uploaded on June 16, 2014
Taken on August 26, 2013