On the secondary market, the Sunshine kits that do the worst are the express reefers. I guess freight car folks think of them as passenger cars, and there aren't enough passenger car modelers to pick

Those are all NYC mail storage cars behind the PFE express reefer?

Hi List Members, A NYC 40ft steel box and NH 168569 ds box in Auburn ME ca 1930 https://www.mainememory.net/artifact/79697/zoom Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, PFE and FGEX reefers in Oakfield Junction yard ME 1930 https://www.mainememory.net/artifact/10455/zoom Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, B&M 40ft ss Pratt truss box Princeton ME in 1933 https://www.mainememory.net/artifact/81182/zoom Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, The lettering on this tank car is a bit hard to make out, but the word TARMAC in stylized fashion is discernable. I will note that cars belongs to The Barrett Company with reporting

Claus Schlund asked: https://www.mainememory.net/artifact/71971/zoom "I'm wondering about the vehicle - STANDARD OIL CO OF NY - in Portland ME? That is a long way for a delivery. Any thoughts on

Hi List Members, Image of MEC ss 40ft box at Portland ME 1924 https://www.mainememory.net/artifact/53702/zoom Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, Image of CN 3903 36ft ss box Portland ME 1924 https://www.mainememory.net/artifact/71971/zoom I'm wondering about the vehicle - STANDARD OIL CO OF NY - in Portland ME? That is a

Hi List Members, A B&M drop-bottom gon (on the left, partial view only) and then a MEC gon in 1924 Portland ME https://www.mainememory.net/artifact/46560/zoom Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Tim O'Connor wrote: Very true, Tim, and in addition, PFE was a participant in the Railway Express pool, so that cars were moved where needed under REA direction. They really could be seen

There were 300 of these PFE express reefers. You can be sure they were seen in most states at times of the year. Express reefers could be returned in freight trains with

Here is another installment of "Daily Interchange Report of Cars" from the NJI&I to the Wabash at Pine in 1953. The following list is dated 07May53. All cars originated at South Bend. I am showing

Where do you see “sheet foil?” Schuyler

Paul Catapano wrote: Perhaps a poor choice of words. I only meant to say "typical" or "ordinary" or "standard." As others pointed out, it is indeed the post-1954 rebuilt type with the very narrow

Tony, Are you saying that that is a “Stock” PFE Express Reefer? I have to take your word as I wouldn’t know one if it walked up and bit me. Paul Catapano Winchester, VA.

I also noticed the ends of the orange crates are not solid boards like I remember in the 50's. My dad was a grocery store produce manager and I had all the orange crates I ever wanted. Sadly, they

bob: any explanation for the sheet foil on top of the car? thanks ;-)

Photo: Loading Oranges A photo from the Hagley Digital Archives: https://digital.hagley.org/PC20110419_319 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. This is a photo of (supposedly) orange crates being

Maybe we should bug Steve Funaro for a resin kit. :-) These PFE BR-1 express reefers enjoyed long careers from the 1920's to 1960 and perhaps later. And they travelled all over.