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The first two MTH Rail King Iron City Beer reefers available from the Pittsburgh Brewing Company store were the 30-7830 (2001) and the 30-7838 (2002). The store handled the sales very badly. I never received the two 30-7830s I ordered and it took me eight months to get my money back. I did receive the two 30-7838s and subsequent cars I ordered through the store.

 

I recently found a 30-7830 reefer at a reasonable price. When I compared it to the two 30-7838s I received from the Pittsburgh Brewing Company store back in 2002, they look identical. Looking at the MTH web site, it shows the 30-7830 with a red logo (as I have) and the 30-7838 with a blue logo and 140th Anniversary markings.

 

Is this correct?

 

If the MTH web site is correct, then what I received from the Pittsburgh Brewing store was a 30-7830 reefer in a 30-7838 box. So maybe all this time I have been looking for the wrong reefer?

 

Thanks for any insight.

 

Ramon Garcia

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Originally Posted by Garcia:

The first two MTH Rail King Iron City Beer reefers available from the Pittsburgh Brewing Company store were the 30-7830 (2001) and the 30-7838 (2002). The store handled the sales very badly. I never received the two 30-7830s I ordered and it took me eight months to get my money back. I did receive the two 30-7838s and subsequent cars I ordered through the store.

 

I recently found a 30-7830 reefer at a reasonable price. When I compared it to the two 30-7838s I received from the Pittsburgh Brewing Company store back in 2002, they look identical. Looking at the MTH web site, it shows the 30-7830 with a red logo (as I have) and the 30-7838 with a blue logo and 140th Anniversary markings.

 

Is this correct?

 

If the MTH web site is correct, then what I received from the Pittsburgh Brewing store was a 30-7830 reefer in a 30-7838 box. So maybe all this time I have been looking for the wrong reefer?

 

Thanks for any insight.

 

Ramon Garcia

Ramon:

 

Here’s a photo of my 30-7830 and it has a blue logo.  I never did get a 7838 but I’ve seen them on eBay and they always have a red logo.  The MTH website has had them wrong for a long time now.

 

HTH,

 

Bill 

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