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

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.