Refrigerator Car Types
AAR Classifications of Refrigerator Car Types
Note: Class B refrigerator cars are those designed for passenger service; insulated boxcars are designated Class L.
| Class | Description |
|---|---|
| RA | Brine-tank ice bunkers |
| RAM | Brine-tank ice bunkers with beef rails |
| RAMH | Brine-tank with beef rails and heaters |
| RB | No ice bunkers — heavy insulation |
| RBL | No ice bunkers and loading devices |
| RBH | No ice bunkers — gas heaters |
| RBLH | No ice bunkers — loading devices and heaters |
| RCD | Solid carbon-dioxide refrigerator |
| RLO | Special car type — permanently enclosed (covered hopper type) |
| RP | Mechanical refrigerator |
| RPB | Mechanical refrigerator with electro-mechanical axle drive |
| RPL | Mechanical refrigerator with loading devices |
| RPM | Mechanical refrigerator with beef rails |
| RS | Bunker refrigerator — common ice bunker car |
| RSB | Bunker refrigerator — air fans and loading devices |
| RSM | Bunker refrigerator with beef rails |
| RSMH | Bunker refrigerator with beef rails and heaters |
| RSTC | Bunker refrigerator — electric air fans |
| RSTM | Bunker refrigerator — electric air fans and beef rails |
Notes
References
[WIKI1] Wikipedia contributors. “Refrigerator car”. Wikipedia. April 13, 2018. Accessed April 17, 2018.
[WIKI2] Wikipedia contributors. “Pacific Fruit Express”. Wikipedia. April 8, 2018. Accessed April 17, 2018.
Working
Arved Grass: Tag: Refrigerator Car — http://arvedgrass.com/tag/refrigerator-car/
Intermountain Railway: N Scale Reefers — http://www.intermountain-railway.com/n/nreefers.htm