A refrigerator car is a refrigerated boxcar (U.S.), a piece of railroad rolling stock designed to carry perishable freight at specific temperatures. Refrigerator cars differ from simple insulated boxcars and ventilated boxcars (commonly used for transporting fruit), neither of which are fitted with cooling apparatus. Reefers in these early days were ice-cooled.
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Reefers & Insulated Box Cars 1887 - 1959
| Series | Lbs | Type | I L | CuFt | Bldr | Blt - | Yr | Ret | Commodity | HO Model | N Model | Design | Notes |
| 100-119 | 24 | RS | 24-03 | ? | < | 1890 | <1897 | Perishables | Wood, truss rod | ex-ng <90?, RE# to 170-187? | |||
| 150-169 | 30 | RS | 27-03 | Rblt | < | 1897 | <1826 | Perishables | Wood, truss rod | ex-1000-1024, 1 car in 1923 | |||
| 170-187 | 24 | RS | 24-02 | ? | < | 1897 | <1821 | Perishables | Wood, truss rod | ex-100-119 <97? | |||
| 31000-31199 | 60 | RS | 41-00* | 2184 | H&B | 9- | 1909 | 1950 | Perishables | Wood, SCS, truss rod, Rblt 9-26 | *Exterior length | ||
| 31200-31214 | 60 | RA | 41-00* | 2184 | Rblt | 9- | 1926 | <1946 | Meat | Wood, SCS, truss rod, meat racks added | |||
| 31250 | 70 | RS | 42-04* | 2088 | ACF? | - | 1915 | 1950 | Perishables | WEST | Wood, SUF | *Ex-URTC? Acquired in 1940 | |
| 31500-31511 | 60 | RB | 41-00* | 2570 | Rblt | 9- | 1926 | 1950 | Ice | Wood, SCS, truss rod, ice bunkers removed | |||
| *50100-50109* | 96 | RBL | 50-01 | 4360 | GATC | - | 1955 | Temp Sens Gds | BL | Rivt, R4/4 ID, 7-7 YPD, Duryea | *GARX reporting marks, leased GATC | ||
| *50900-50999* | 107 | RBL | 50-01 | 4360 | GATC | - | 1957 | Temp Sens Gds | BL | Rivt, R4/4 ID, 7-7 YPD, Duryea | *GARX reporting marks, leased GATC |
Key
| Lbs | Weight capacity in lbs x 1,000 |
| Type | AAR car type code (i.e. XM = boxcar, etc.) |
| IL | Interior Length or tank |
| Bldr | ACF = American Car & Foundry; BSC = Bethlehem Steel Car; CSCC = Chicago Steel Car Co.; GATC = General American Transportation Co.; H&B; = Haskell & Barker; IC&E; = Illinois Car & Equipment; KCSS = Kansas City Structural Steel; LCC = Litchfield Car Co; MPC = Michigan-Peninsular Car; MC&F; = Missouri Car & Foundry; MCW = Michgan Car Works; MVC = Mt. Vernon Car (PSC); OFC = Ohio Falls Car; PAC = Pennsylvania Car; PCC = Peninsular Car Co.; PSC = Pressed Steel Car; PS = Pullman-Standard; PUL = Pullman; SSC = Standard Steel Car; W&F; = Wells & French; WSCF = Western Steel Car & Foundry (PSC) |
| Date-Yr | Month and Year built |
| Ret | Last year class was listed in ORER |
| Commodity | Most commonly shipped |
| HO Kit & N Kit | Closest available kit or RTR: * indicates needs modifications; () indicates stand-in only. Manufacturers: ACCU=Accurail; AMB=Ambroid; ATH=Athearn; ATLAS=Atlas; BACH=Bachmann; BL=Branchline Trains; BOWS=Bowser; CBT=C&BT Shops; CON=Con-Cor; CUS=Custom Rail Shops; DA=Details Associates; DVFC=Delaware Valley Freight Car; E&C=E&C Shops; ECW=Eastern Car Works; EEL=Eel River Models; DLX=DeLuxe Innovations; FRP=Front Range Products; GLOR=Gloor Craft; IMT=Intermountain; LAM=Lambert; LL=Life-Like; McK=McKean Models; MDC=Model Die Casting; MT=Micro Trains; OMI=Overland Models; P2K=Proto 2000; PFM=Pacific Fast Mail; PIT=Pittsburgh Scale Models; PM=Precision Masters; RR=Robins Rails; STW=Stewart Hobbies; TICH=Tichy Train Group; WAL=Walthers; WEST=Westerfield; |
| Design | General design features: YSD=Youngstown Sliding Door, YPD=Youngstown Plug Door; YPDX=Youngstown Plug Door Exterior Post; PPD=Pullman " Plug Door; SPD4=Superior Plug Door; ID=Improved Dreadnaught ends, cush=cushioned underframe, Duryea=Duryea cush u.f., FS=ACF Freight Saver cush u.f., Waugh=Waugh cush u.f., EOC=end of car cushioning |
| Notes | General notes |
