И. А. Курбасова Е. И. Силантьева

TEXT В. REFRIGERATOR CARS
(1) All of us are familiar with a refrigerator car which is known to be a special type of covered car. Before the refrigerator car was invented, some 100 years ago, it was impossible to convey fresh meat, fruit, vegetables and other food products for long distances.

(2)-In old days, the refrigerator car used ice or a mix­ture of ice and salt (соль) to keep the goods cold. Then dry (искусственный) ice was made use of. Modern cars are furnished.with refrigerator&mjts which are very mu.ch like the-electric refrigerators used in our home .

(3) The refrigerator unit is driven by a diesel engine and is provided with, automatic controls which maintain the proper temperature in the freight compartments.

(4) Thanks to the heat insulation (изоляция) the refrig­erator cars may be used to carry fruit and vegetables in the winter time. The insulated body of the car reliably protects the goods from the outside cold. But in countries where winters happen to be very cold the refrigerator car may be provided with electric heating.

(5) In the USSR, there are special five-car refrigerator sets (секция) equipped with refrigerating and heating units. The train is composed of one diesel car and four refrigera­tor wagons, the former is arranged in the middle of the train and is used for the centralized supply of power to all the wagons of the train.

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