It’s Reefer Monday

@RMT - Ready Made Trains - Done!  Sorry, "fat finger"...Don

@pennsyfan- Bob thank you for the comment!  Don

While this is Reefer Monday it is more importantly Labor Day. I echo Trumpettrain’s tribute on SwSat and thank all the hard working railroad workers that keep this country moving. As always please follow the forums TOS when posting. Let’s see your reefers!

l first became aware of Boars Head products when I started working in the deli while attending HS. My Mom always shopped in A&P, so we never had it at home. I was happy when METCA brought this car out; it brought back memories of that time. So here is my Brunckhorst  Reefer.

This car was purchased in a box of 5 special. I never heard of the company but I do like the looks of the car.

Another MTH special featuring Pittsburgh Brewing Company.  This one is my favorite color scheme that they did.

- walt

@pennsyfan posted:

l first became aware of Boars Head products

OUCH!  With the current closing of one of their plants due to unsanitary conditions, hard to think good thoughts about them.  But I like your car!!!

- walt

Here's my reefer for this fine Monday!   NEEDHAM Packing Co.   by MTH.

Here are a few of mine, the PFE is from Peterson's

This is KMT:

This is a Williams kit I painted and lettered for San Luis Central with K4 Decals

Another KMT reefer.

All photos taken by me.

Well because of the Holiday and all it entails, I am a little rushed today so here is one from my archives.  The Lionel Texas & Pacific (T&P) 16131 reefer from 1994.  The grand name is a bit of an exaggeration, the railroad never got even close to the Pacific and was fully contained in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.  It was acquired by the Missouri Pacific i 1928 but was allowed to operated independently until all of the MP was merged with the Union Pacific in 1980.  Interestingly the original station and office tower still stand in Ft. Worth and are enormous buildings on the south side of the city.  

Best Wishes and hope you have a wonderful labor day Holiday

Don

It’s Reefer Monday 9/9/24. Let’s see your Reefers! As always adhere to the Forum’s TOS when posting. There were some Horseshoe Curve beers previously posted back aways. If I recall Curve was part of the name. This car has a picture of the curve but the name is Altoona 36LARGER.

A newly loaded reefer full of dairy from "Sunset Farms"...

The label on the car says it all.

- walt

Well I went to a train show on Saturday, it was one of only about 2 we have locally in the fall until after the first of the year.  This one was pretty good about 160-170 tables and lots of "stuff".  This item I picked up for just $10 mostly because  I knew "Reefer Monday" was coming and I was just about out of reefer's.  Lionel (LTI - Lionel Trains Inc) from 1991.  I like the bright yellow body contrasted with the black livery and trim.  Will look good with my other CSX rolling stock.   So here is the full side view.

Here is the RR name end of the car showing the Lionel # and the blt date

Here is the RR logo and slogan end of the car.

Best wishes, Happy Monday, hope your week goes well.

Don

Good Morning Reefer Fans! It’s Reefer Monday 9/16/24 let’s see your reefers. As always please observe Forum TOS when posting.
I had lunch with a HS buddy yesterday and in the course of conversation some of the fellows that I was in Scouts with were mentioned. Later in the day when I was in the train room thinking about them; I saw this reefer and remembered what my Patrol name was. This is a Weaver car.

Since it's apple harvest season, I'm showing this Weaver Whitehouse Apple Juice reefer today.    

Not sure what could possibly be inside besides "beef", but I like the car

- walt

Well I sure do like those "bill board" reefers, but in the 1930's, Mr. Cowen of Lionel fame did not like lithography, felt it was inferior to his beautiful enameled trains.  So here today is one of Mr. Cowen's favorites, the Lionel 814R refrigerator car from (in these colors) 1934-1935.  At some 90 years old, this gal still looks ok, has some "patina" as they say but no rust or corrosion and her paint is still mostly OK.  All add on parts are present so I would say she looks pretty good for 90 !

Best wishes everyone, hope your week goes well.

Don

Got milk???

And if you prefer an adult beverage…

@walt rapp posted:

Not sure what could possibly be inside besides "beef", but I like the car

- walt

Absolutely love that one Walt… makes you wonder if they are really selling beef

My friend as well as Thursday and Sunday mornings layout helper, Ms. Zora Maya Keith, beautifully weathered the New York, New Haven and Hartford refrigerator car in the before and after photos below.

@pennsyfan posted:

Good Morning Reefer Fans! It’s Reefer Monday 9/16/24 let’s see your reefers. As always please observe Forum TOS when posting.
I had lunch with a HS buddy yesterday and in the course of conversation some of the fellows that I was in Scouts with were mentioned. Later in the day when I was in the train room thinking about them; I saw this reefer and remembered what my Patrol name was. This is a Weaver car.

Great choice. This is the latest from Clyde at Stockyard Express and MTH.

Pete

@Norton posted:

Great choice. This is the latest from Clyde at Stockyard Express and MTH.

Pete

Thanks Pete, I reached out to SE via email.

@Randy Harrison posted:

My friend as well as Thursday and Sunday mornings layout helper, Ms. Zora Maya Keith, beautifully weathered the New York, New Haven and Hartford refrigerator car in the before and after photos below.

Great job!!!

Good morning Reefer Fans! It’s Reefer Monday and here is a Weaver LH Map Reefer. Let’s see your Reefers and please adhere the the Forum’s TOS when posting.

Thanks Bob for getting us off to a great start for this fine Monday!   Today I'm showing my Congress Beer reefer.  This is an MTH RailKing model that I purchased new in the mid 2000s.  

Well today I have a reefer advertising a product that all you pet owners are likely to be familiar with.  Ralston Purina "Feeds and Cereals".   This is an Lionel (MPC) car from 1978 although it only recently came into my collection, via a local train show earlier in the month.  The "Checkerboard" pattern is Ralston's famous logo and it is on almost all of their products.  So anyway, to keep your pet's happy and well fed, here is a reefer full of goodies for you.

Here is the "data" end, note the small blue letters at the bottom pointing out that "Ralston Purina and Checkerboard" are registered trade marks  of the Ralston Purina Company.

Here is the "logo" end of the car.  This has an interesting marking in its livery that I had not seen previously.  Note the comment near the bottom edge of the car..."car used 1945-64".  Not sure exactly what this is, I suppose it could be an historical note that tells us the era in which the actual car was used, but I cannot confirm that.

Happy Reefer Monday everyone, now I am off to work!!

Don

A PGH oldie

- walt

@trumpettrain - Patrick, that "Congress"  is certainly a handsome reefer.  I must say I have not seen that one before.  Thanks for posting.

Don

K-Line

A scale entry from 1993 - the LTI era.

The last Monday in September, it’s Reefer Monday! Let’s see your reefers. As always please follow forum rules when posting. I’ll start us off with a reefer bearing the name of a Staten Island, NY brewery; Rubsam and Horrmann. The car was a custom run by NJHR.

a 2-fister!

- walt

@Don McErlean posted:

@trumpettrain - Patrick, that "Congress"  is certainly a handsome reefer.  I must say I have not seen that one before.  Thanks for posting.

Don

Thanks Don!   Glad you like the Congress Beer reefer!   I purchased it new sometime in the early 2000s.  Truth be told, I didn't fully appreciate how beautiful this reefer looked until I photographed it last week.  It now sits on the the front row of beer reefers on my display shelf.  

Here is a favorite of mine...bringing all that wonderful "Blue Bell" Ice Cream to a supermarket near you

Best Wishes Don

Heres' a Jamaica Red Stripe reefer car by K line for this fine Monday.

It’s Reefer Monday October 7, 2024; let’s see your reefers! As always please follow the Forum TOS when posting. I found this car hiding at the back of the shelf last week. Here is my K-Line Rath Packing Reefer. R.P.R.X. 7605

@pennsyfan posted:

The last Monday in September, it’s Reefer Monday! Let’s see your reefers. As always please follow forum rules when posting. I’ll start us off with a reefer bearing the name of a Staten Island, NY brewery; Rubsam and Horrmann. The car was a custom run by NJHR.

Bob that R&H car brings back some nice memories.  I wish I could find a few of them now.  Would be a nice addition to my collections.   Nice photo.  

Here's my reefer contribution for this fine Monday!  Thanks Bob for starting us off today!  

The last cut of reefers on a perishables express as it whizzes through Patsburg on the Free State Junction Railway.