Dear HO Scale Customers;

Moloco has Updated the Pictures & Descriptions for the

Fruit Growers Express (FGE) 50ft RBL Plate B Plug Door Boxcars!

 

In 1965 and 1967 (no roofwalk version) Fruit Growers Express at their Alexandria, VA plant started to build a custom car design for the Procter and Gamble Company (P&G) of Cincinnati, OH. P&G specifically required a 12-foot wide door opening and FGE re-designed their popular insulated boxcar design to the customers requests. FGE purchased their underframes already pre-assembled by fabricators Berwick in PA they were shipped to the Alexandria plant to be rivet assembled. The entire boxcar was riveted together from the bottom up, this included the unique 7+7 ADR (alternate double rivet pattern). These CADILLACs of the FGE fleet were insulated (foamed-in-place), had a proven 20-inch cushioned underframe (Keystone and Freight-Saver), all had Evans DFB Bulkhead loaders and Evans Side-wall Fillers as per customer specifications for palletized loads. Very late in their careers once off P&G service they have been used for other assignments like beer loading at Coors, Golden, CO, amongst others.

Below is a list of P&G plants, which also had warehouse space to distribute all product lines;

Aurora NE, Fremont NE, Henderson NC, Leipsic OH, Russellville AR, Augusta GA, Avenal NJ, Greensboro NC, Lima OH, Albany GA, Alexandria LA, Andover MA, Auburn ME, Boston MA, Cape Girardeau MO, Cincinnati OH-Ivorydale (NYC, B&O) (St. Bernard on the N&W) HQ, Dover DE, Green Bay WI, Iowa City IA, Kansas City KS, Mehoopany PA, North Chicago IL, Oxnard CA, Sacramento CA (Polk CA according to NP), St. Louis, Baltimore MD (Locust Point), Omaha NE.

 

CAR FEATURES

• Cars assigned to P&G, AGENT NYC RR,  IVORYDALE, OHIO

• Overhanging Stanray roof with Morton crossover platforms

• Perfect to prototype Stanray T3-4 welded ends, with separate roofwalk end bracket

• Car sides FGE signature ADR rivetted, with FGE style ladders, with specific prototype door stops, door gussets and sill design

• FREIGHT-SAVER FGE cushioned frame and floor configuration with Moloco's cushioned draft gear coupler boxes

• AJAX handbrakes

• MOLOCO Barber S-2-C 70t Roller Bearing trucks

• Rubber airhoses the first in the industry by Moloco

 

 

 

MonteIn 1963 Fruit Growers Express at their Alexandria, VA plant started to build a standard car design for the RBL market. Specifically a centered 10-foot wide door opening was central to the insulated boxcar design (specific door opening ranged from 10-1 to 10-2). This popular configuration spread across the most reporting marks of all the FGE catalogued items. FGE purchased their underframes already pre-assembled by fabricators Berwick in PA they were shipped to the Alexandria plant to be rivet assembled. The entire boxcar was riveted together from the bottom up, in the 7+7 R pattern. These were insulated (foamed-in-place), had proven 20-inch cushioned underframe. Many types and configurations and combinations of loaders were used as per customer specifications.

All assigned to food products from the vast ROCK network. Some suggestions would be flour, corn products, dog foods, canned goods and chemicals.

 

Design features

• Overhanging Stanray roof with Morton crossover platforms

• Perfect to prototype Stanray T3-4 welded ends, with separate roofwalk end bracket

• Car sides FGE signature rivetted, with FGE style ladders, with specific prototype door stops, door gussets and sill design

• Accurate Moloco's cushioned draft gear coupler boxes

• Specific cushioning devices and associated underframe layout and details dependent on roadname

• Rubber airhoses the first in the industry by Moloco

 

 

In 1963 Fruit Growers Express at their Alexandria, VA plant started to build a standard car design for the RBL market. Specifically a centered 10-foot wide door opening was central to the insulated boxcar design (specific door opening ranged from 10-1 to 10-2). This popular configuration spread across the most reporting marks of all the FGE catalogued items. FGE purchased their underframes already pre-assembled by fabricators Berwick in PA they were shipped to the Alexandria plant to be rivet assembled. The entire boxcar was riveted together from the bottom up, in the 7+7 R pattern. These were insulated (foamed-in-place), had proven 20-inch cushioned underframe, Hydra-Cushion and Large Weldment Draft Key. Many types and configurations and combinations of loaders were used as per customer specifications.

RBWX 64535 - Ride Control trucks, Keystone CU, Equipco 4000 HB

RBWX 64536 - Barber S-2-C trucks, Hydra-Cushion CU, Ajax HB

 

Design features faithfully rendered in the assembled car

• Overhanging Stanray roof with the first CORRECT Morton Roofwalk and crossover platforms

• Perfect to prototype Stanray T3-4 welded ends, with separate roofwalk end bracket

• Car sides FGE signature rivetted, with FGE style ladders, with specific prototype door stops, door gussets and sill design

• Accurate Moloco's cushioned draft gear coupler boxes

• Specific cushioning devices and associated underframe layout and details dependent on roadname

• Rubber airhoses the first in the industry by Moloco

 

 

MonteIn 1963 Fruit Growers Express at their Alexandria, VA plant started to build a standard car design for the RBL market. Specifically a centered 10-foot wide door opening was central to the insulated boxcar design (specific door opening ranged from 10-1 to 10-2). This popular configuration spread across the most reporting marks of all the FGE catalogued items. FGE purchased their underframes already pre-assembled by fabricators Berwick in PA they were shipped to the Alexandria plant to be rivet assembled. The entire boxcar was riveted together from the bottom up, in the 7+7 R pattern. These were insulated (foamed-in-place), had proven 20-inch cushioned underframe. Many types and configurations and combinations of loaders were used as per customer specifications.

Subtle car printing differences between 1407 and 1408

All of P&Ws FGE RBLs were assigned to Del Monte and were to return to Rochelle, IL on the Milwaukee (one of the major plants for DM), but they were also available to the National Pool for Del Monte. So, therefore could be used anywhere subject to demand. Why you ask P&W leased these, well they had a Del Monte warehouse on their line.

 

Design features faithfully rendered in the assembled car

• Overhanging Stanray roof with Morton crossover platforms

• Perfect to prototype Stanray T3-4 welded ends, with separate roofwalk end bracket

• Car sides FGE signature rivetted, with FGE style ladders, with specific prototype door stops, door gussets and sill design

• Accurate Moloco's cushioned draft gear coupler boxes

• Specific cushioning devices and associated underframe layout and details dependent on roadname

• Rubber airhoses the first in the industry by Moloco

 

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