Rapido HO scale PFE refrigerator cars
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: Single car, $59.95; six-pack, $359.70
Era: 1957 to 1982
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains, 382 High St., Buffalo, NY 14204; 905-474-3314; rapidotrains.com
Features on Rapido HO scale PFE refrigerator cars:
- 33″ metal wheelsets
- Body-mounted Lincoln-Washington metal semi-scale couplers
- Factory-installed and painted wire grab irons
- Freestanding door rods, ladders, and stirrup steps
- Positionable roof hatches
- Prototype-specific brake wheel and running boards
- Road-number-specific cooling fan housings
- Scaled from prototype blueprints and field measurements
- See-through, etched-metal brake platform
- Solid-bearing trucks with raised foundry data
- Underbody details, including air reservoir, brake cylinder, control valve, floor boards, stringers, crossbearers, and crossties
Release date: Available now
Road names: Pacific Fruit Express (Class R-40-27: 1957, 1961, and 1966 schemes and 1970s Top Ice Ventilator service. Class R-40-28: 1957, 1961, and 1966 schemes.)
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