I love the Lionel milk cars, both reefers and the tank on flat car models. I have seven of them,2 Bordens(red and blue) White Bros, Nesquik, Tupelo, Gold Medal and just got the Buttermilk Creamery. Did Lionel make others.
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Coincidentally, I asked myself the same question about two weeks ago just concerning the scale reefers. I have 17 of them and was wondering how many I was missing.
After a quick catalog review, I discovered there are about 60 of them including the Century Club set and a few other club issued pieces.
I immediately gave up any thoughts of trying to "have the complete collection".
I have three. They made Dairymen's League and Hood's milk cars, and many more. I also have the White's, and enjoy them, also.
This is what I found.
| Catalog | Stock # | Road # | Road name |
| 2002 Vol 1 | 17331 | 802/809 | Hoods |
| 2002 Vol 1 | 17332 | 501 | Pfaudler |
| 2002 Vol 1 | 17334 | 1741 | REA |
| 2002 Vol 1 | 17335 | 102 | New Haven |
| 2003 Vol 1 | 17340 | 891 | White Bros |
| 2003 Vol 1 | 17341 | 779 | Dairymens League |
| 2003 Vol 1 | 17349 | 6581 | NYC |
| 2003 Vol 1 | 17350 | 503 | Hoods |
| 2003 Vol 2 | 17360 | 810 | Hoods |
| 2003 Vol 2 | 17361 | 811 | Hoods |
| 2003 Vol 2 | 17362 | 502 | Pfaudler |
| 2003 Vol 2 | 17363 | 503 | Pfaudler |
| 2003 Vol 2 | 17364 | 1742 | REA |
| 2003 Vol 2 | 17365 | 1743 | REA |
| 2003 Vol 2 | 17366 | 103 | New Haven |
| 2003 Vol 2 | 17367 | 104 | New Haven |
| 2003 Vol 2 | 17368 | 892 | White Bros |
| 2003 Vol 2 | 17369 | 893 | White Bros |
| 2003 Vol 2 | 17370 | 780 | Dairymens League |
| 2003 Vol 2 | 17371 | 781 | Dairymens League |
| 2003 Vol 2 | 17372 | 6582 | NYC |
| 2003 Vol 2 | 17373 | 6583 | NYC |
| 2003 Vol 2 | 17374 | 504 | Hoods |
| 2003 Vol 2 | 17375 | 505 | Hoods |
| 2004 Vol 1 | 17355 | 550 | Hoods |
| 2004 Vol 1 | 17356 | Nesquik | |
| 2004 Vol 1 | 17357 | 522 | Bordens |
| 2004 Vol 1 | 17358 | 100 | Fairfield Farms |
| 2005 Vol 1 | 17377 | 302 | American Railway Express |
| 2005 Vol 1 | 17378 | 4 | Gold Medal Milk |
| 2006 Vol 1 | 17398 | 737 | A&P |
| 2006 Vol 1 | 17399 | Bowman | |
| 2006 Vol 1 | 21855 | A&P 3 Pack | |
| 2006 Vol 1 | 21856 | Bowman 3 Pack | |
| 2006 Vol 1 | 21857 | Western Dairy 3 Pack | |
| 2006 Vol 1 | 27300 | Western Dairy | |
| 2007 Vol 1 | 11650 | Alderney Milk 2 pack | |
| 2007 Vol 1 | 11651 | Freeport Milk 2 pack | |
| 2007 Vol 1 | 27331 | 106 | Alderney Milk |
| 2007 Vol 1 | 27332 | 1003 | Freeport Milk |
| 2008 Vol 1 | 27365 | 1016/1028 | Sheffield Farms 2 pack |
| 2008 Vol 1 | 27369 | 504/506 | Bordens 2 pack |
| Century Club | 6576 | NYC | |
| Century Club | 6577 | NYC | |
| Century Club | 6578 | NYC | |
| Century Club | 6579 | NYC | |
| Century Club | 6580 | NYC |
In addition, I found 3 club issued cars on ebay and there is the NLOE issue milk car which is due out early 2013. So that makes a total of 64
Wow, I had no idea there were so many! Thanks for putting up the list!
The club cars include a Harmony Creamery (B&O), two different Milwaukee Road, and a Great Northern. There are probably more that I do not know about. Also, there is an Amtrak model (Lionel calls it an Express-Trak reefer) that uses the milk car body.
There will be 5 new milk cars coming out in Jan. These are on Lionel's shipping list.
6-29981 Borden's Milk Car #525 Jan, 13
6-29982 Central Vermont Milk Car #525 Jan, 13
6-29983 Hood's Milk Car Jan, 13
6-29984 Supplee Milk Car Jan, 13
6-29985 Boston & Maine Milk Car Jan, 13
I discussed this with them at York and at first they told me that they were talking about releasing new ones. Then a short time later they told me that they will be released in Jan. but no one has them yet as far as I know.
