Athearn Ready To Roll ARLX 40ft Steel Reefer Freight Car 555
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built by GATC. ARLX 1001-2000 were built by ACF and featured cast trust plates mounted at their upper-left corners. Armour Refrigerator Line Chicago Great Western BEEF RAILSBRINE TANKSPERMANENT FLOOR RACKS REFRIGERATOR LINE ICE SERVICE ONLY A.R.L.X. C G W CLLDT A PLW YMTT775 996 037 000 000C 1 1 2 4 53 19 L BLT. 249 EEIIIC ...U LWH X.W.. ... W F . T . 1. 31 8 9 6 0 84 3 6 5 4 35 4 HH 1122711 4 CLLTDA W PLYMT 0 T 3 775 996 03700 0 5 000DEL 7-51 Era: 1953+ Era: 1961+ ATH-3368 ARLX #1419 ATH-3373 CGW #4035 ATH-3369 ARLX #1594 ATH-3374 CGW #4038 ATH-3370 ARLX #1988 ATH-3371 ARLX #1010 / 1352 / 1800 CGW picked up 11 former ARLX reefers for company ice service in 1961. ATH-3372 ARLX #1166 / 1289 / 1881 Starting in 1953, Armour began to repaint its cars with a new billboard scheme featuring 36" letters. All Road Names PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION 40' STEEL REEFER FEATURES: Armour & Company was a major player in Chicago's livestock and * Detailed body with separate roofwalk, brake appliances, and meat-packing industry. In 1883, Armour car lines was formed to hatches facilitate transport of products to market without relying on leased * Separate door rods cars. * Separate steps, ladders and grab irons * Separate brine tank control valves By 1947, the company found itself with a fleet of aging wood cars, * Detailed underframe with separate brake gear some of which were 30+ years old. Recognizing the need for * Fully-assembled and ready-to-run modern equipment, Armour placed an order for 2000 steel reefer * Accurately painted and printed for prototypical realism cars, AAR class RAM, in late 1948 and early 1949. The order for the * Highly-detailed, injection-molded body 40-ton cars, equipped with brine tanks and beef rails, was split * Weighted for trouble-free operation between GATC (#s 1-1000) and ACF (#s 1001-2000). The cars * Minimum radius: 18" had 4' wide swing doors with a height of only 6'4", to facilitate the installation of the overhead meat racks. The cars continued in service through the 1950s, but changing labor practices and competition from trucks in the 1960s spelled their demise. While almost 1900 of these cars remained in service in 1961, by January 1965, there were only 254 left. The era of the steel ice reefer had come to an end. $44.99 INDIVIDUAL | $114.99 3-PACK Items listed are subject to cancellation if pre-order minimum production quantities are not met. VISIT Your Local Retailer CLICK Athearn.com CALL 1.800.338.4639
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