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These pages will list N scale "Ready tu run" models of the Southern Pacific freight cars available in the last 4-5 years.
Some model are listed as "Collectible" if there is not a current release available, but a previous release can stil found on e-bay or some "specialist" collectors site or shops.
Prototype basic historic informations are desumed from sources listed above.
If some of you found errors or have additional informations or models, please contact me via e-mail, and I will provide page update and credits.
Prototypal correct models are indicated with the "Oscar" Award!
A big "thanks" to George Hollwedel -Prototype N Scale Models (TM) for some important addition and corrections.

Pacific Fruit Express (PFE) REEFERS
	40' Wood Refrigerator Car This highly detailed model is based on the  40' wood refrigerator cars built by Pullman for the Northern Refrigerator Car Co. in 1930. With its rooftop ice hatches, USRA-style fish belly underframe and vertical brake shaft, it is representative of the thousands of similar cars that were built during the "Billboard" era of American railroads.  Accurate painting and printing including door hinges, ladders, grab irons and end straps, Opening roof hatches, Realistic handle and latch detail, Wood grain finish detail on carbody , 40-ton friction bearing trucks with AccuMate® couplers	Atlas 41435 Road # PFE 34485 Atlas 41436 Road # PFE 35199 Atlas 41437 Road # PFE 35271 Atlas 41438 Road # PFE 35333
	40' Wood Refrigerator Car The car was built in May 1926	Atlas 41497 Road # PFE 3522
		Micro Trains - 49180 Road # SP-PFE 35447 Released in May 1991
	40 ' Double Wood Sheeted Reefer ( SP - UP Double Herald )	Micro Trains 47063 Road # PFE SP-UP 19688
		Intermountain 67712 YesterYear Models
		Micro Trains 47000 Horizontal Brake Wheel Aug 1976 release
	50' Express Reefer	Athern 11238 Road # PFE 538 Athern 11237 Road # PFE 557
R-40-10	Steel reefers Very accurate models and The basis for George Hollwedell special run two pack	Micro-Trains 59010: Road #s 40400, 40405, 40412 and 40417	(provided by Ken Harstine)
		Micro-Trains 59510 : Road # 925 express scheme which is correct for this class.
		Micro-Trains 59520: Road # 41507 fan equipped version of the regular scheme
R-40-10	In 1946, Pacific Fruit Express adopted a new paint scheme for their reefer fleet. It was decided to place both the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific red,white and blue heralds on both sides of the car. PFE still painted the hardware black in this scheme. Prior to this, each side had only one herald. In later years, Pacific Fruit Express simplified the paint scheme as a money saving device. Cars have the correct National B-1 trucks for the selected road numbers.	George Hollwedel Micro Trains Oct-2007 special run 1946-1952 paint scheme
R-40-10	In 1952, Pacific Fruit Express started renumbering 900 of the remaining cars lettered for the Western Pacific. These cars were renumbered from the original series, 50001-52775, to the new series 55001-55899. Preco Model AA-15 electric fans were added and dummy fan plates were installed as PFE did on the R-40-26 steel reefers.	George Hollwedel Micro Trains Sept- 2007 special run Road # 55163, # 55444 , # 55598.
	40' Plug Door Reefer	Red Caboose 18408 Road # ,PFE 9220 (provided by Ken Harstine)
		Intermountain Road # PFE 48701 (provided by Ken Harstine)
		ConCor Road # PFE 78676 (provided by Ken Harstine)
R-40-23	Steel sided ice bunker	Intermountain 65501-11 Road # 47693
R-40-23	Railway Express Refrigerator Car	Intermountain 65535 Road # REX 1172
R-40-23	50' MECHANICAL REEFER PFE - Double Herald - Black & White	Atlas36749A Road # 301034
		Atlas36750A Road # 301005
	50' Steel Ice Reefer	Bachmann 70998 Road # 4510
		Intermountain 60520 12 Car #'s Kit #'s 1-12
		Intermountain 60501 same as 60520 but with the earlier paint scheme
	50' Steel Reefer	Intermountain 65512 Road # PFE 903 the express paint scheme was never applied to this class or car
	50' Rib Side Box Car - PFE	Micro-Trains 27090 Road # 457524
	50' MECHANICAL REEFER (Orange/Black) Build 7-43	Atlas 36613 Road # PFE 300145
R-40-23	51' Mechanical Refrigerator, Riveted Sides Modern Gothic	Micro Trains
		Intermountain 65537 Road # 47593.
	51' Mechanical Refrigerator Build / New Date: 4-60 Series: 70000 Body Type: 51' 3-3/4" Rib Side Mechanical ReeferDoor: Single PlugRoofwalk: Yes	Micro Trains Released: 7/93 Road # 70010 7th Reporting Number: PFE 302212
	PFE 57' mechanical reefer. Decorated in the classic orange and black and lettered in the style common to the 70 & 80. Knuckle couplers	Athearn 11129 Road # 459418.
	56' Mechanical Reefer	Roundhouse Road # SPFE 458464
	56' Mechanical Reefer	Roundhouse Road # SPFE 455421 (provided by Ken Harstine)
	57' Mechanical Reefer, SPFE /White	Athern 11132 Road # PFE 456886 Athern 11131 Road # PFE 459513
	MTL-Special Run National Park Series, third car in the series. Southern Pacific road number 160311 with Yosemite National Park.	Micro Trains
On Line References : - David Coscia's SP site :http://webpages.charter.net/altalair/sp_models_n.html - Lee A. Gautreaux's The SP Freight Cars Page : http://www.railgoat.railfan.net/spcars/index.htm ( source for Classification and historical info used here) - Richard.A.Percy’s Freight Car Specification Sheet- : http://espee.railfan.net/sp_fcss-index.html - Respective Manufacturers sites : Atlas , Athern , Micro-trains Intermountain , Deluxe Innovation, Tichy Train Group, etc… - a list of Models Manufactirers links at http://espee.railfan.net/biz_ms.html OFF Line References ( Sometimes called "Books" ) : - Anthony W. Thompson ( Signature Press ) Southern Pacific Freight Cars serie ( vol. 1-4) - Anthony W. Thompson, Robert J. Church and Bruce H. Jones : Pacific Fruit Express