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#51000 Aluminum Refrigerator Car
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| Dancing in the street accompanied the
inauguration of this unique refrigerator car that was fabricated here in the
McComb Shops. Car #51000 was completed in August, 1946 as a one-of-a-kind
prototype built according to specifications developed by the then United Fresh
Fruits and Vegetable Association. It was unveiled during a lavish ceremony that
included the current Governor of the state of Mississippi, Thomas L. Bailey, the
past Governor, Dennis Murphree, and ICRR executives. Ceremonies included a
champagne christening, live music by a New Orleans orchestra and a banquet on
Main Street for 2,000 people with dancing afterward. |
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freight capacity of the car is 1,989 cubic feet with an ice storage capacity of
306 cubic feet. Car #51000 saw limited use and then quietly spent most of her
life tucked away in the McComb Shops where she was born. Her preservation is due
to the efforts of Mr. Edwin Etheridge, the last superintendent of the McComb
ICRR Shops. |
 
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