Weekend Event: Railways

[beaver67.livejournal.com]

Ice was used to cool refrigerator cars until mechanical refrigeration took over. Trivia: I've read that iceberg lettuce got it's name because it was shipped in these ice cooled refrigerator cars from California.

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[bradygirl_12]

*nods*

New England did a nice profitable business selling people and businesses ice. They even shipped ice to the Far East! Very enterprising. :)

[cuddyclothes.livejournal.com]

Neat!

Also glad to know you could ship reefer.

[pronker]

Haha, beat me to that last comment! :)