Refrigerator Cars

 

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