These models were originally sold my MDC/Roundhouse. Athearn acquired them later on. As pictured above, they are available "weathered" or "not weathered".
At one time, the express refrigerator car was a common component of the nation's passenger trains. These cars provided fast delivery of perishable, high value crops and goods that demanded the speediest service the railroads could deliver. Since many of the cars were equipped with collapsible ice bunker bulkheads, the cars could double in mail and express package service. Cars such as these (with their wood sides and steel underframes) were the norm prior to WWII. Many of them remained in service into the 1960s.
Features -
- Fully assembled and ready to operate
- Based on Model Die Casting tooling
- Separately applied brake wheel
- Screw mounted trucks for accurate tracking
- Truck mounted magnetically operated knuckle couplers
- Plastic wheels
Randgust makes a resin kit that converts one of these reefers into a motorized "helper" car (powered by a Tomytec TM05, 06, or 07 powered chassis).
