Received a Intermountain railway company reefer today that I bought off the "Bay". This was as nice a car as I have seen, great detail. Did some searching and their web site only shows HO N and some Z products. Is anyone aware if they are making O scale now or do you have a source that may have some O scale in stock? I will call them next week but thought I'd check with the best source available."Forum members"
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K-Line used the excellent Intermountain Kits as the basis for their line of refrigerator cars. They had the kits built overseas and shipped back here as ready-to-run cars.
Intermountain still makes some great 2-rail wheelsets in O scale.
Jim
kgsouth, I have a number of them I got at huge discounts from Lee's Trains in Oakland years ago. I think there wonderful cars for the price. Atlas is better but from a few feet away who can tell. They look great on a long train. Don
Atlas is better but from a few feet away who can tell. They look great on a long train. Don
Well Once one sees the fragile detailed parts breaking off, one would easily tell. Since I have built many a Boxcar, Gondola and 2 bay hpper car, these kits when assembled are NOT condusive to transportation to a club or another house. I can't tell you how many grab rails, thin brake lines, railings, etc I have broen off. IF one gets brass details for replacement, then the overall price can exceede the price of the Atlas O car.
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I have every road number of the Intermountain PFE reefers.
Thanks for all the info gentlemen. I just watch for them at the few train shows we have in Florida.
Intermountain and Red Caboose both made highly detailed "O" scale kits. I built the Intermountain single door and double door boxcars,reefer cars, hopper cars and tank cars also the Red Caboose flatcars and tankcars. The Intermountain hopper car kits and Red Caboose tank car kits required the most time to built, put Weaver 3-Rail trucks with brass journal boxes on all cars. Check e-bay for kits or general search on internet, I am guessing that both companies pulled out of the "O" scale market due to lack of sales because many people are not into kit building.
John