Table of Contents
Model
Model Info | |
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Manufacturer | InterMountain Railway |
Mfg. Part No. | 68825-05 |
Mfg. Description | |
Release Date | January 1995 |
Original Retail Price | |
Prototype Description | |
General Info | |
Road or Company Name | Southern Pacific Fruit Express |
Reporting Marks | SPFE |
Road Number | 457248 |
Region | North America |
Era | Era IV: 1958–1978 |
Dimensions | |
Length without couplers | |
Length including couplers | |
Width | |
Height | |
Original Weight | |
NMRA Ideal Weight | |
Actual Weight | |
— | — |
Paint Color(s) | Orange |
Print Color(s) | Black |
Coupler Type | MT Magne-Matic Knuckle |
Wheel Type | Injection Molded Plastic |
Wheel Profile | Small Flange (Low Profile) |
Item Category | Rolling Stock (Freight) |
Model Type | Reefer |
Model Subtype | 57 Foot |
Scale | N (1:160) |
Body Material | Plastic |
Prototype
General Information | |
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Original Owner | Pacific Fruit Express (PFE)[GAUT] |
Owner | Southern Pacific Fruit Express (SPFE) |
Current Owner | |
Manufacturer | Pacific Car and Foundry |
Model/Class | R-70-20 70-Ton Mechanical Reefer[GAUT] |
Build Date | November 1969[TROV] |
First Run | |
Retired Date | |
Restored Date | |
Disposition | Unknown (to me), but most likely scrapped. |
Serial Number | |
Total Produced | 500 (PFE 456901–457400) 1969–70 |
Dimensions | |
Length | 57 feet[GAUT] See Note 1. |
Width | |
Height | |
Capacity | 4,269 cubic feet |
Door Opening | 10’ 6” |
Notes
Note 1. The R-70-20 body style is sometimes referred to as 57 feet. The mechanical refrigeration equipment takes up space on one end of the car thus leaving a nominal 50 feet (50 feet 10 inches[GAUT]) usable inside length for loading.
Note 2. _____.
References
[GAUT] Gautreaux, Lee A. “R-70-20 Reefers”. RailGoat. Undated. Accessed April 18, 2018.
[TROV] “N Scale – InterMountain – 68825-05 – Reefer, 57 Foot, Mechanical, PC&F R-70-20 – Pacific Fruit Express – 457248”. TroveStar. Accessed April 18, 2018.