Dear N Scale Customers; Athearn has announced a new run of 50ft Ice Bunker Reefers. Check them out!

Santa Fe

PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION:

 A “reefer” is a refrigerated boxcar, designed to carry perishable freight such as dairy, meat, and vegetables at specific temperatures. The use of ice to refrigerate and preserve food dates back to prehistoric times. For most of the 19th century, natural ice (harvested from ponds and lakes) was used to supply refrigerator cars. Refrigerator cars required effective insulation to protect their contents from temperature extremes. The last ice bunker reefers were built in 1957, with the last ice-cooled reefers retired in 1971.

ATSF

Fruit Growers Express

MODEL FEATURES:

• Screw-mounted trucks for accurate tracking

• Santa Fe-style reversed ice hatches

• Separate brake rigging

• McHenry operating scale spring couplers

• Fully assembled and ready-to-run

• Highly-detailed, injection molded body

• Weighted for optimum performance

• Minimum radius: 9 3⁄4””

Railway Express Agency

Guaranteed Reservation Date: July 28th, 2023

Expected Delivery Date: December 2024

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