Introduction

Atlas 20007199 HO Scale 36′ Wood Reefer St. Louis Refrigerator Car Co. 6069

The 36 reefer is a highly detailed model of the car that was a mainstay in the meatpacking industry during the steam era. Based upon cars built by the General American Car Company for the Cudahy Packing Co. in 1925, the 36 wood reefer is representative of the thousands of cars that transported meat, dairy, beer and food products well into the 1960s.

FEATURES:

• Accurate painting and lettering
• Separately-applied grab irons, ladders and stirrups
• Two different hatch styles – road name specific
• Truss rods appropriate per road name
• Separately-applied door hardware
• Opening hatches and doors
• Die-cast chassis
• Detailed braking system
• 40-ton Bettendorf-style trucks
• AccuMate couplers