ice refrigerator car
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Tony Thompson
I've recently completed a Westerfield kit, no. 10864, for a Santa Fe ice car conversion. A photo of the model is below. I have also written a summary of ice car operations, as they apply on my layout, as well as an explanation of the presence of a Santa Fe car like this on an SP layout. If you're interested, the link is below.
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BRIAN PAUL EHNI
Surprised the coupler box extends that far on a truss rod car.
Thanks!
From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Tony Thompson <tony@...>
I've recently completed a Westerfield kit, no. 10864, for a Santa Fe ice car conversion. A photo of the model is below. I have also written a summary of ice car operations, as they apply on my layout, as well as an explanation of the presence of a Santa Fe car like this on an SP layout. If you're interested, the link is below.
Tony Thompson
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Gary Ray
Very interesting. Thank you for sharing. Gary Ray Magalia, CA
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of Tony Thompson
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2020 11:39 AM To: ResinFreightCarBuilders@groups.io; RealSTMFC@groups.io Subject: [RealSTMFC] ice refrigerator car
I've recently completed a Westerfield kit, no. 10864, for a Santa Fe ice car conversion. A photo of the model is below. I have also written a summary of ice car operations, as they apply on my layout, as well as an explanation of the presence of a Santa Fe car like this on an SP layout. If you're interested, the link is below.
Tony Thompson
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James Brewer
Beautiful model and interesting blog write-up!
Jim Brewer
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Patrick Wade
An interesting note on ATSF usage. I read several works on the Harvey House operation. These company cars also delivered parshiables to the Harvey House kitchens. And when they got to the end of the line, on the trip back they hauled dirty dining room linen back to a central laundry facility. Pat Wade Santa Barbara, CA
On Sun, Oct 11, 2020 at 11:39 AM Tony Thompson <tony@...> wrote:
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Tony,
Neat car, and I like the back story of why an ATSF car would be on the SP!
One of my favorite ice service cars is shown in PRR Color Guide (1). While it is incorrectly noted as an "RB23" and worse still as a "modified X23 box car", it is in fact an SFRD RR-23, most likely wrecked on the PRR and written off by SFRD, which has been
repaired, painted grey, and lettered for PRR ice service. The car, PRR #498350, is stenciled "ASSIGNED TO JERSEY CITY ICE CAR"
Regards,
Bruce
Bruce Smith
Auburn, AL
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Tony Thompson <tony@...>
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2020 1:38 PM To: ResinFreightCarBuilders@groups.io <ResinFreightCarBuilders@groups.io>; RealSTMFC@groups.io <RealSTMFC@groups.io> Subject: [RealSTMFC] ice refrigerator car I've recently completed a Westerfield kit, no. 10864, for a Santa Fe ice car conversion. A photo of the model is below. I have also written a summary of ice car operations, as they apply on my layout, as well as an explanation
of the presence of a Santa Fe car like this on an SP layout. If you're interested, the link is below.
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Tony Thompson
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Tony Thompson
Thanks, Bruce. So are you building the PRR ice car? <g> Tony Thompson
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Tony Thompson
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Tony Thompson
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Tony,
I've thought about it. It wouldn't be hard, except for the lettering. Two obstacles. One is the assigned location being Jersey City and not knowing where it might travel to get there from the ice source, and the second is not knowing when this car was "captured"
by the PRR.
Regards,
Bruce
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Tony Thompson <tony@...>
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2020 9:17 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] ice refrigerator car
Thanks, Bruce. So are you building the PRR ice car? <g>
Tony Thompson
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