RAIL: FREIGHT
1929
American Refrigerator Transit #52461
Refrigerator Car
TYPE
American Refrigerator Transit
BUILDER
Bunkers at each end of car carried 5 tons of ice to cool produce in summer, or heaters to keep load from freezing in winter; has insulated wood body on steel frame. It was constructed with 4 inches of horse-hair insulation on the sides and end walls and 4½ inches in the roof and floor. The #52461 was donated in 1958 by the American Refrigerator Transit Company.