Who makes a dark green REA reefer car in O scale for like 40 dollars with stamped metal frame and die-cast trucks ?

I would think MTH.... the R50b's are terrific but might be more like $50 than $40...

What about this one...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LIONEL...;hash=item2323b85478

Williams

Charlie's bargain basement. Not sure of mfg and they're waffle sides. I'd like to have a reefer or two as well, my dad worked there driving those green REA trucks for over 25  years

http://nassauhobby.com/REA-WAFFLE-SIDED-BOXCAR/

Remember, some railroads had express boxes which they leased to the REA.  There are pics of PRR X29 REA cars on the head end of ATSF trains.  Your 2900 also could have been used as powere of the FAST MAIL, # 7 and *, northern route via Newton, Dodge City, and ABQ.  Express boxes and heavyweight front end cars, with a rider cach or two woulod make a great train.

Mail and express trains make for some great modelling.  Lionel refer in RREA post war, and the 9800 MPC car would also be great on pass head ent ot M&E train.

I think Golden Gate and/or #rd rail recently imported some REA boxes which would fit the era of your steamer.

The GGD reefers were about $70-$75

I have a Lionel 17344 Express Reefer that I will let you have for $40 including shipping.  I would have to look at it to be sure but I doubt it's been run.

GGD cars are accurate models of the later 50 foot steel sided cars.  They are also much more expensive than the price requested.  WBB has a 40 steel sided REA refer in "dark" green.  It uses the last generation of REA markings and has freight trucks but it is dark green and in the ball park in terms of cost.  Lionel and MTH have released REA cars in both  wood and steel siding over the years.  The Lionel cars are in the traditional line and the MTH ones were RailKing.  I don't know when these were last issued or how hard it would be to track them down.  Atlas, Weaver, MTH Premier, and Lionel Standard O reefers have been issued in REA paint schemes but these are "scale" products and are going to cost more.  

I collected a number of different ones of these...as I favor postal cars and mail

trains.... Kris cars, made by Kristofferson? from old KMT-AMT molds...made

several that were inexpensive (haven't shopped for them lately).  The original

AMT/KMT versions have cast couplers, so I would go with the Kris versions with

Lionel compatible knuckles. There have been a number made by various mfrs.,

so they are common, BUT probably not in your location.  Williams for years offered

several variations of REA cars, I think from these same molds, before the Bachmann

acquisition...and maybe still does.  If you had asked your question before York,

probably a number of us would have spotted some on our rounds.

by Andy Kriswalus. Don't think Andy could carry a tune. Sorry - couldn't resist.  

Jim

Hello Dick Malon.........

do you have the pictures of the REA reefer #17344 ? or is it a lionel #6-17311 by chance ?  I am interesting and your price of 40 dollars including shipping sounds good to me. Is that car O scale or semi scale ?

the woman who loves the S.F.#5021

Tiffany

From the Weaver archives.

Try K line, Die cast car, I think Western Depot have some.

I'm with Mr. Muffin MTH R50's are really nice, and they were designed for being at the head of a passenger train. HERES A LINK TO A "SANTA FE" REA EXPRESS REEFER  AT YOUR PRICE TIFFANY!http://02aedf8.netsolstores.com/20-94157.aspx

The GGD is very accurate; the MTH R50B, although not a true ATSF, is also nicely done. I bought a pair of the MTH ATSF R50B's anyway. These might be easier to find than the Golden Gate Depot cars.

hello rattler21.............

that is a nice looking car, do some dealers still have them in stock?  I was planning to purchase one of those and a 5 car heavyweights set for to go behind the S.F. 5011.

the woman who loves the S.F.5011,623

Tiffany

something you might want to consider with an express reefer coupled to the head end of a passenger train

are the type of trucks on the car.

the Lionel 6-17311 as others shown here have standard Bettendorf type freight trucks and would not be as

appropriate in a passenger consist as the Lionel 6-17344 or the MTH 20-94067 Santa Fe R50B, both of which

have 4-wheel passenger trucks under them.  prototype freight trucks are not designed for the sustained

high speeds of passenger trains.

of course in 3-rail O scale it's really only for cosmetic purposes.

I've got the old K-lines in box and reefer and they both have stamped floors w/metal sprung trucks, metal door guides and plastic bodies. When you can find them they're fairly cheap.