@RonH posted:Going back to John EK post on the 5700 series woodside reefers. Yes it can be a gateway on collecting. I ended the complete series along with doubles and triples. Just love them and it started in the 80’s when they were release. There are many of them that were sold in sets and not at a individual item. Had to look for set break ups. These can be found at reasonable prices and I think the first 6 that came out had sprung trucks and the others did not. This 5700 series also had work and tool cars in the series. Keep looking as they can be had for low prices😊
The first cars in the series, numbers 5700 through 5707, were known as the "Turn of the Century" Reefers and all eight have die-cast sprung trucks, The Railway Express reefer, number 5709 has plastic trucks.
I purchased these cars back in the eighties, IIRC, several were purchased on closeout, at that time the weathered cars were not very popular and dealers wanted to get rid of them.
