QUOTE: Originally posted by cacole A reefer is an insulated, refrigerated car for carrying fresh fruits, vegatables, meat, and other perishables; a boxcar is not insulated and can carry just about everything else that will fit into it. Early reefers were chilled by using blocks of ice, and had to stop every 75 to 100 miles to be re-iced. Modern reefers have refrigeration units.
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