Pacific Car and Foundry responded to the railroad’s migration from ice stored in bunkers as a primary cooling system to the diesel mechanical systems. The mechanical reefers could keep a more regular temperature, often times colder then what the ice bunker cars could at the time. Initially mechanical reefers were used primarily in frozen food service. This would soon change as mechanical refrigeration began to replace ice-based systems. Soon after, mechanical refrigeration units replaced the “armies” of personnel required to re-ice the cars. Several different deliveries of the PC&F 57’ mechanical to many different railroads in the mid to late 1960s. Many have been rebuilt and are still in service today.

This release includes road numbers for seven roads.

Features:

• Fully Assembled
• Razor-sharp lettering & printing
• McHenry scale knuckle spring couplers
• RP25 profile machined 33" metal wheel sets
• Weighted for optimum performance
• Minimum radius: 18 inches
• Era: 1994+

"Primed For Grime" Features:

• Duplicated look and feel of “In Service” equipment; “Tattered and Torn” just like the real thing
• Faded base colors matched to the prototype
• Patches applied and shaped per road number matching each corresponding side to the prototype
• Perfect starting point for adding grime and rust

Reservations Due By: October 25, 2018

Expected Release: October 2019

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