Would different dairys be mixed on the same train? I.E. hoods with White Brothers,Alderney ETC. What about the "NYC "milk cars?
Were these ever iced at at platform where reefers were iced? Obviously no roof hatches so it goes through the door but ice platforms have a lower level for this.
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Would different dairys be mixed on the same train? I.E. hoods with White Brothers,Alderney ETC. What about the "NYC "milk cars?
I'm pretty sure different dairies were mixed on exclusive milk trains, at least they were on my hometown railroad, the DL&W.
Were these ever iced at at platform where reefers were iced? Obviously no roof hatches so it goes through the door but ice platforms have a lower level for this.
I'm not aware that milk cars were ever iced, as the distance they traveled was relatively short.
I wouldn't call the Milk train that ran from Vermont to Boston orNYC a short distance run. Those milk trains did have ice at least until some were converted in the early 1950's to simple freon mechanical system.
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