Roundhouse 1447 HO Scale 50' Mechanical Reefer Western Fruit Express WFMX 138 DL&W 8") (RXT black wheels

8") (RXT black wheels

custom decals by Tichy Train Group

4mm thick uninterrupted back iron

The 86’ Hi-Cube Automobile Parts Boxcars were pool cars

Roundhouse 1447 HO Scale 50' Mechanical Reefer Western Fruit Express WFMX 138 DL&W 8") (RXT black wheelsRoundhouse 1447 HO Scale 50' Mechanical Reefer Western Fruit Express WFMX 138 The railroads responded to the migration from ice stored in bunkers as a primary cooling system to the diesel mechanical systems. The mechanical reefers could keep a more regular temperature, often times colder then what the ice bunker cars could at the time. Initially mechanical reefers were used primarily in frozen food service. This would soon change as mechanical