Santa Reefer Help
Lester Breuer
Current build is a Santa Fe Reefer kit numbered 32153. A kit I believe produced by InterMountain for the Santa Fe Historical Society.
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Ed Hawkins
Lester, The following info comes from a santa fe diagram for class Rr, 1,500 cars in series 31656-33155, built new as Rr-W in 1920-1921. The diagram refers to another Rr-23 diagram that denotes the cars were modernized from 1954-1959 with Camel sliding flush doors, Improved Dreadnaught ends, Preco fans, a “metal” running board, and a few other details. For the Rr-23 cars rebuilt with swing doors, all cars received an Ajax hand brake & 33” 700 lb. single plate chilled wheels (cast iron). The diagram doesn’t specify the type of running boards or brake steps. A photo of SFRD 32143, last reweighed 9-50, shows a wood running board. It’s the right side of the car with the system map but doesn’t provide a view of the brake step. Trucks on 32143 are AAR double truss spring plankless. Hope this provides what is needed for your modeling. The photo from Bob’s Photo was taken by Col. Chet McCoid on 11/2/54 at San Diego. Regards, Ed Hawkins
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WILLIAM PARDIE
Lester: As I recall when these kits came out the Santa Fe gods thought that the kit trucks were perfect. I always send a photo of the car that I am doing to Brian Leppert of Tahoe Models. He will tell you what truck to use even if it is not his. Use my name if you like. It's amazing th we are now down to the proper brake step in detailing. I recently learned that there is a Klass Morton step used on an MKT car. Someone said that they had done some with 3D printing and offered to send some but never followed through.. Also ask Keuth Jordon and Dick Harley. Bill Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message -------- From: Lester Breuer <rforailroad@...> Date: 6/7/22 3:41 AM (GMT-10:00) To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: [RealSTMFC] Santa Reefer Help Current build is a Santa Fe Reefer kit numbered 32153. A kit I believe produced by InterMountain for the Santa Fe Historical Society.
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I think that the trucks were correct for SFRD reefers - if I recall it was an early ASF truck, before the Ride Control era. They were multi-piece trucks and had some issues... Did Intermountain ever retool them as one piece trucks? (sideframes+bolster). Tahoe has an early ASF truck but I don't know if it's correct for SFRD. Tim O'Connor
On 6/7/2022 3:06 PM, WILLIAM PARDIE wrote:
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Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts
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