- Limited Stock! -
They are on the way now! But there is very limited stock remaining!
If you want yours, now's the time to place your orders!
Rapido just advised us of a pricing update for the GARX 37ft Meat Reefers.
Rapido originally had incorrect pricing for their HO scale GARX Meat Reefers. The Canadian price for the cars is actually $59.95 per car, and $239.80 for the sets. Not the original price of $62.45 for the cars and $249.80 for the sets.We have updated our website with the accurate pricing, and will be correcting any orders that you have already submitted to us for them.
Rapido is pleased to announce a new production run of our HO scale General American 37’ meat refrigerator car! It has been quite a while since we’ve offered these popular cars for sale, and it’s about time that we did some more! We are offering new road numbers on some of the most popular schemes from the earlier runs, as well as an all-new HO release.
The Rapido HO scale wood reefer is based on a design built between 1937 and 1941 by General American Transportation (GARX). Although built with a wooden sheathed body and roof that made them look like a car from an earlier era, these GARX cars were modern for their time. They were constructed on a steel underframe of similar construction to boxcar underframes then in common use and featured AB brakes, Equipco brake wheels and housings and Barber S-1 trucks. More than 940 cars were built to this configuration making it one of the most numerous meat reefer designs, and they lasted in service well into the early 1970’s.
Reefers of this type were typically assigned AAR class “RSM”. They would normally be assigned to meat service only, running between meat packing houses and regional dealers throughout North America. Typically the meat would originate in the Midwest, where blocks of cars would then be moved to Chicago and then dispersed to their final destinations. Meat reefers from a wide variety of packing houses could be seen on the hottest freight trains of roads throughout the country. They would normally be assigned to meat service only, running between meat packing houses and regional dealers throughout North America - including Canada.
Many people missed the first runs of these highly-detailed freight cars because they sold out so quickly. The third run is sure to do the same. Reserve yours now!
Rapido’s 37’ Meat Reefers Feature:
Order Due Date: June 15, 2020
Anticipated Delivery Date: July 2021