PROTOTYPE HISTORY
Aristo-Craft Refrigerator or "Reefer" cars are based upon a forty-foot Steel Freight Railcar of the 1930’s era.
However, the concept of a refrigerated railcar may have been around as early as the mid-1800’s. The prototype of the Swift Reefer (ART-46227) has been documented frequently transporting beef during the Civil War.
A variety of methods were used to keep the perishable cargo cool including crushed ice, mechanical refrigeration, and heat-reflective surfaces on the exterior of the car.
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STEEL REEFER CARS (ART-46200 SERIES) FEATURES:
- Front / Rear Operating AAR Knuckle Couplers
- Detailed freight car trucks / wheelsets with individual springs
- Operating body doors with moveable latch
- Operating roof-hatch doors with moveable latch
- Three-dimensional ladders on ends and sides
- BRASS grab-railings
- Full Under frame, including Air Brake System components
- Simulated WOOD-GRAIN flooring
- Realistic paint colors and railroad markings
ALL FEATURES SUBJECT TO CHANGE
MINIMUM 4' DIAMETER CURVE REQUIRED
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