{"title":"MTH 2019-20 One-Gauge Catalog (G-Scale)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeadline: July 14, 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mth-70-78056-40-reefer-car-white-rock-water","title":"MTH 70-78056 - RailKing One Gauge - 40' Reefer Car \"White Rock Water\" #1871","description":"\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 27.2172%;\"\u003eAnnounced Date:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.7828%;\"\u003eJan 2024\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 27.2172%;\"\u003eReleased Date:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.7828%;\"\u003eMar 2025\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 27.2172%;\"\u003eIndividually Boxed:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.7828%;\"\u003eNo - 2 to a case\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoad Name: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhite Rock Water\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoad Number: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1871\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduct Line: RailKing One Gauge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale: G Gauge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntricately Detailed Polycarbonate Body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetal Wheels and Axles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecorative Brake Wheels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeparate Metal Handrails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed, Sprung 4-Wheel Trucks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChoice of Operating Knuckle or Hook \u0026amp; Loop Couplers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColorful, Attractive Indoor\/Outdoor Paint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSliding Car Doors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1:32 Scale Dimensions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnit Measures: 17 3\/8 x 4 x 5 9\/16\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperates On R1 Curves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe coming of the railroad changed the way America ate and drank. 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Before the iron horse connected every town of any importance to the outside world, most food was grown or produced locally. The arrival of cheap, fast, refrigerated transport — in the form of the woodsided reefer with ice bunkers at each end — enabled local brewers, dairies, meat processors, and other food businesses to become players on a national scale. Among other things, the reefer enabled Chicago to become “Hog Butcher for the World”; in pre-reefer days, livestock had been transported to local markets and butchered as close as possible to the final consumer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 19th Century, ice for reefers was harvested from frozen ponds each winter and stored as well as possible in insulated icehouses. The advent of mechanical ice making around 1900 greatly increased the capacity of the reefer fleet, which at its height consumed over one million tons of ice annually. 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