It’s Reefer Monday

K-Line

A fooled up All Nation kit, K4 decals.

Beautiful work Malcolm. I love the subtle weathering.

Reefer Monday it is, Lionel American Refrigerator Reefer #5707 from 81-82 with Lionel weather job that I thought was dirty workers hands. Remember are 3 Soldiers that lost their lives protecting are Freedom and God Bless the parents and wife's. God Speed!

K-Line Kate Shelley reefer

K line Budweiser reefer.

Atlas O reefer

Some beer refrigerator cars.

@cbq9911a posted:

Some beer refrigerator cars.

Very nice cars! I like all the different names. I have been to the Brotherhood Winery in Washingtonville NY.; but I never heard of the Jesuit Brewery.

Boars Head Reefer

I cut hundreds of pounds of Boars Head while working in a deli during HS  

Here are photos of a PFE reefer block on my railroad.  The photos are by Paul Dolkos. In the consist are 10 different classes of PFE reefers in a variety of early 1950's paint schemes.  Represented are cars by Red Caboose (R30-9, R30-12-9), Precision Scale (R30-18, R40-4, R40-14, R70-2, R70-4). Intermountain/Atlas (R40-10), Athearn (R40-14), and Lionel (R40-23).   The very nice Lionel R40-23 is true to the prototype.  Lionel also produced models of plug door PFE R40-26 and R40-27 prototypes.  Unlike the Lionel R40-23 model, the latter two prototypes had newer design diagonal panel roofs.  I have seen pictures of the Lionel's R40-27 model (#27372)-and it has the correct roof.  I would appreciate seeing a picture of Lionel PFE plug door R40-26 plug door model to determine whether it had the diagonal panel roof.  I'd also like to learn the Lionel model number(s) for the purpose of posting a want-to buy listing on the OGR Forum.

For comprehensive information on PFE reefers see Pacific Fruit Express by Thompson, Church, and Jones.

Here are a couple of Reefer's (more or less) from Hornby (UK) and French Hornby.

First the "Milk Service Van" a sort of refer that just used ventilation from the cooler UK climate to keep the Milk fresh.  Pre-nationalizarion "Southern RR" (pre 1948 IRL).  This car from the late 40's.

The French National Railways national refrigerator service - car from French Hornby.

Best wishes

Don

Lionel

Morning Reefer Monday fans, Lionel Swift car from 1973-77 God Speed all!

Good Morning Mark, and all Reefer Monday fans!

Here are  two Natty Boh reefers; Atlas and METCA Lionel.

These Pentrate car sides were done as a reefer:

I have also seen them done as regular boxcars:

Note that the top car has not been varnished and retains its original colors.

Industrial Rail

An old kit car still looking like it can carry perishables

@pennsyfan posted:

Good Morning Mark, and all Reefer Monday fans!

Here are  two Natty Boh reefers; Atlas and METCA Lionel.

WOW!!! Fabulous looking cars!!!  I never knew the Lionel Natty Bo car even existed until now.  Thanks for posting!!!

Here is a MTH Creamsicle refrigerated boxcar. This car was uncatalogued # 20-94102 from 2006.

Happy Birthday to George and Abe!

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Here is one of my PRR American Railway Express reefers

Tip of the morning to you Bob, Lionel Schlitz Beer 9851 from 1973-75.

Railking

Here’s today’s RM. This is a old HO Round House I built and lightly weathered enjoy your week

These are pretty nice   This is the original artwork  Havent received them yet

K-Line

Morning Reefer fans not sure if I posted this but, Lionel 5711 Commercial Express from 1982-83

New Englands favorite beer!

I turned a stained/damaged Lionel 9805 'plug-door' into a Lackawanna reefer a few weeks ago. very simple conversion.

a light sanding with 600/1000 grit to knock down the original lettering, wash well with soapy water, two coats of 'red primer' from ace hardware, dry it for a day, k4 water-slide decals, boom!.

i'm partial to the erie/lackawanna from where i grew up in jersey

The only two reefers on my layout:  

There are some good looking reefers here; especially the custom paint jobs!

Here is a K Line reefer with scale couplers that came in a set of 3 with the Plymouth switcher.

I forgot about the two express reefers.  

Here is a MTH Popsicle Reefer.

Love the woodside reefers!

@Dave Ripp. posted:

Here is a MTH Popsicle Reefer.

That Popsicle is ALMOST as good as the Creamsicle 🤘

These are All Nation wood reefers

The first Wilson here I think is Walthers

These, not sure, maybe All Nation or similar

Athearn

Here are some Lobaugh Reefers

Some Scale Craft below

@Dennis Holler posted:

These are All Nation wood reefers

The first Wilson here I think is Walthers

These, not sure, maybe All Nation or similar

Athearn

Here are some Lobaugh Reefers

Some Scale Craft below

Nice varied collection of reefers Dennis; thanks for sharing!

My Atlas Coors reefers!

Good Morning All

It’s Reefer Monday and Baseball Season is upon us. The Minors are already underway.
Let’s get ready for that familiar call.

BEER HERE !