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Title
[Central Pacific Railroad box car 36903]
Date
[190-]
Description
1 photographic print ; 7-1/2 x 9-1/4 in.
Subject(s)
Summary
CP box car 36903 is an early ventilated fruit car built for the Central Pacific in the 1880s and modernized soon after the turn of the century. Air-flow cooled the contents of the car. Ventilated cars were later replaced by refrigerated cars. This photograph was taken at the Sacramento Shops.
Owning
Institution
California State Railroad Museum Library
Copyright
CSRM Library
Filing
Location
PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Other
Formats
CSRM Negative 29239
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