modern reefers

Fyi Joe,

That photo isn't the newest of the prototype reefers.  That's a traditional 57' version with the motor driven cooling unit removed and replaced with a modern truck style refrigeration unit.  The most modern cars are the Trinity 64' reefers.  Pictures can be found on any number of web sites.

 

At this point, you'll have to scratch them.  There are two versions available in HO, from Exactrail and BLMA.  My general understanding is the BLMA car is considered more accurate in HO circles.

 

Jim

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 These smaller scales get everything!

They even sell just the refrig unit!!

Weaver makes the traditional 57' mechanical reefer in several road names.

 "Does anyone make the modern type reefers used on the newest UP chilled express produce train? (whatever it's called?)

 The refrig unit is on an end platform and looks like a module that's added on?

I see this in smaller scales, and maybe I'd just modify the ends of older ones?? I thought they were scrapped?"

 

    I have some of that type and some of the newer style with the reefer unit mounted outside in HO scale and they are neat looking cars. That type of car is probably better suited to HO or N scale as they normally run long distances from large industries. The earlier era Weaver O scale reefers are a nice car and were used in the era when smaller shippers still used rail service so would be easier to incorporate into an O scale layout....DaveB  

Thanks guys for the information. I never knew that there were modern refrigerated cars until I read this thread. I thought all perishable goods were exclusively transported by refrigerated intermodal containers on today’s railroads. I had the Weaver 57’ refrigerated freight car but sold it when I decided to focus on modern freight cars.

Joe, if you want just the refrigeration units, here are some links to the Carrier & Thermo-King units in 1:50 scale.

 

http://www.dhsdiecast.com/Carr...ductinfo/WSI10-1088/

 

http://www.dhsdiecast.com/Ther...ductinfo/WSI10-1089/

 

These are just my opinion,

Thanks,

Naveen Rajan

The fleet of the new Trinity and Gunderson mechanical refrigerator cars have to be a smaller fleet and now run mostly in large blocks.

 

Andrew

I see the new style refers look more like truck trailer style of the refrig unit outside at one end for easy access and repair. The units can easily be replaced as I am sure they don't last as long as the cars themselves. I find it sort of ugly but it is most likely the economics of it all. 

Whoa!

Thank you!

Rest assured, once the Exact Rail cars are here, mth will purchase one and copy it!!!!!!!

Stephen

Joe the early cars I saw in Orlando brought french fries to the McDonald cold storage warehouse , both BNSF and Simplot , the early BNSF had a rounded roof profile , I make resin castings for these cars , I have been making them for 7 yrs. Nestle' had these too. The rust forming on the outside of the Simplot car was due to condensation.

 

This referencing my above post forgot to add this dialogue.

beautiful!

 I got three of the pieces in the other week and forgot to post. They look great but they were discontinued, so the back-ordered ones were cancelled. I was hoping for many more.

 Now I'll have to find or build the cars to match them. I do have the older style Lionel ones that I could update with these on the ends.

Joe,

That’s good. I also came across this old photo of an Atlas 45’ refrigerated highway trailer that also has these refrigeration units. Atlas sold these trailers separately & also included them in their 89’ flat cars over the last few years. You could contact Atlas to see if they have some extra parts to sell you.

These are just my opinion,

Thanks,

Naveen Rajan

 

       
       


No kidding. Scratchbuilder 1/48 is the man!

Would definitely like to see the new 64-foot reefers in O scale, hopefully other than just BNSF (I can't buy them lest my position with the Isle of Denial be compromised). You don't need a lot of them to make a long train.

Looks like it's time to break out the RTV and casting resin since they're discontinued.

SHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Be very quieeeet!

I'm huntin' Rabbbittts!

(Let's keep this between us).

I sent an email to Jerry to see if they would sell me the units.

 

Looks like a great opportunity for a new Atlas O masterline car. 64' refer.

 

Beautiful work Joe!   I have a string of the 57' Weaver Mechanical reefers and model the late 1980's Tropicana train (really like the Orange color Tropicana paint scheme).

 

Mark

Scratchbuilder 1-48 I'd be very interested in buying some of these reefers if you ever decided to mass produce them! Tropicanas, Simplots, BNSF icicles, and even the repainted cars of more recent times- JRSX and TILX

Joe I like this thread I have a friend that works at the UP car shops in Desoto Mo we were talking about these cars this spring he said they just finished upgrading the Reefer units like the the one DHS sells that is a nice reefer and will work pre 2015. If you need more info I can ask him for you

 I apologize if you were talking to Scratchbuilder!

I always want to learn more so if you were talking to me, than yes, I'd like any info on them.

 The scratch built cars above look perfect to me. I should bribed Bernie and took that off his hands when he offered. If that BNSF model was just a first attempt, I may have to quit. I'm not sure I'll ever get that talented.

 It takes a ton of work to build something like that, not to mention the skills.

It doesn't matter if you need some info I will try to help. Refriderated units are one of my favorite topics whether it's semi trailers or reefer cars they always interested me. It was neat to listen to him talk how they changed the reefer units. We had lots of time we were in a rain delay at the Cardnails game made the delay go by fast. If you need some pic of a intermodal reefer units let me know I pull them once in awhile. I mostly pull the std ones 40' and 20'

Joe that was for you

The modern Trinity Reefer is probably too big for my layout, but would the old Weaver 57ft Reefer be a good basis for converting to look like that ARMIN Reefer in the OP, with the opened-up end?

It's only an extra 7'....  And don't you have centerbeams on your layout too?

 

But yes, the 57' reefers are the ones that have been converted as shown in the first post.

 

Jim

Weaver  car I make have 3 or 4 left .Bay item number:

 

Wow those are just fabulous!

I would love to get my hands on some of these!

 

Wow, somebody got one heck of a deal!

Let me know what's left too.

My email address is listed  in profile , $165 on the Chilled express , $300 on the Tropicana.

 

Send me your Weaver 57ft 2 rail , $130.

 

Shipping is not included.

 

Bernie

Bernie,

 

PM sent.

       
       

I do have a Centerbeam, but it's converted MTH 3-Rail so sits a bit high on it's trucks at the moment. I was thinking that a 64' Trinity at the correct height might not have enough swing in the trucks for the 36" radius curves of the layout I'm building up in my loft (attic? Not sure what the US word is), and with the trucks inset frm each end a bit too, it might throw the couplers out too wide on the curves as well. But hey, I'd love to be proved wrong!!