Manufacturing Rail Cars

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Manufacturing Rail Cars

Refrigerated Rail Car Inquiry Unit

Merchants Despatch Transportation Company (MTD) built and leased refrigerator freight cars. MTD, referred to as “the Carshops,” operated a manufacturing plant in Despatch, New York. The first rail…

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Pacific Fruit Express

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Pacific Fruit Express

Refrigerated Rail Car Inquiry Unit

Man loading vegetables into a refrigerated rail car in Lake County, Florida. Visit Source Download PDF…

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William Davis Patent

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William Davis Patent

Refrigerated Rail Car Inquiry Unit

US Patent detailing William Davis' design for a Refrigerated Rail Car. Visit Source Download PDF…

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J.B. Sutherland’s Patent

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J.B. Sutherland’s Patent

Refrigerated Rail Car Inquiry Unit

US Patent detailing J.B. Sutherland's design for a Refrigerated Rail Car. Visit Source Download PDF…

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Ice Houses

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Ice Houses

Refrigerated Rail Car Inquiry Unit

A paper written by L.C. Corrbett, Horticulturist, Bureau of Plant Industry, U.S.Department of Agriculture, published as Farmers’ Bulletin 475, issue date 13 Dec. 1911. Visit Source Download PD…

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The Grocer’s Encyclopedia

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The Grocer’s Encyclopedia

Refrigerated Rail Car Inquiry Unit

Artemas Ward, formerly editor of The National Grocer magazine, compiled and published The Grocer's Encyclopedia, (1911) which included tips on storage and preparation of various types of food in addit…

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Slideshow of Photographs of The Olympias

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Slideshow of Photographs of The Olympias

Triremes Inquiry Unit

Triremes Inquiry Unit A trireme reconstruction, known as 'OLYMPIAS', which was initiated in Greece in 1985 and completed in 1987, as shared by the Hellenic Navy. Visit Source Visit Source Download…

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