Atlas O 9536 - 40' Steel Reefer Car "Dubuque Packing" (2-Rail)

• Road Name: Dubuque Packing
• System: 2-Rail
• Product Line: Atlas O
• Scale: O Scale
• Release: Dec. 2010

Features:

• True 1/4" dimensions and details
• Die-cast ladders, stirrups and grab irons
• Weighted chassis
• 50-ton Bettendorf trucks
• Prototypical painting and lettering
• Simulated Aluminum finish on 2-pack cars
• Scale 33" wheels and scale couplers (2-rail)
• Minimum radius curve: 24" (2-rail)

Please note: Atlas "O" scale couplers can also be used on both 2-rail and 3-rail versions.

Overview:

This model is based on the Pacific Fruit Express R-40-10 class reefer which was built in 1936 & 1937. This reefer was a very successful design for PFE and the 4,700 cars that were built constituted one of the largest orders ever for refrigerator cars.