Icehouse and Platform Kit HO ScaleWalthers Cornerstone Icehouse and Platform Kit From the 1880s to the 1970s, ice cooled reefers were a fixture of railroading. Solid trains raced across country with their perishable loads. Supplying ice for the cars in transit was a huge industry. Railroads built ice houses and platforms, like this kit, about every 250 300 miles. Here, entire trains could be serviced and on the move in minutes. Icehouse: 4 3 4 x 10 3 4 x 5" 12 x 27. 3 x 12. 7cm HO