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Uncataloged Rail King O Gauge Modern Reefer Cars Now Available
March 4, 2023 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has released an exclusive RailKing Modern Reefer Car in Queen City Sausage livery for M.T.H. Authorized Retailer Dixie Union Station. Available in two car numbers, the cars are now available for delivery in very limited quantities on a first-come, first-served basis. Item No. 30-78235 Queen City Sausage Modern Reefer Car Item No. 30-78236 Queen City Sausage Modern Reefer Car The coming of the railroad changed the way America ate and drank. Before the iron horse connected every town of any importance to the outside world, most food was grown or produced locally. The arrival of cheap, fast, refrigerated transport — in the form of the woodsided reefer with ice bunkers at each end — enabled local brewers, dairies, meat processors, and other food businesses to become players on a national scale. Among other things, the reefer enabled Chicago to become "Hog Butcher for the World"; in pre-reefer days, livestock had been transported to local markets and butchered as close as possible to the final consumer. In the 19th Century, ice for reefers was harvested from frozen ponds each winter and stored as well as possible in insulated icehouses. The advent of mechanical ice-making around 1900 greatly increased the capacity of the reefer fleet, which at its height consumed over one million tons of ice annually. Since loaded cars needed to be re-iced about once per day, icing stations were erected around the country on shipping routes that could be as long as coast-to-coast. Famed railroad historian John H. White referred to reefers as "the most conservative of all American freight cars," as reefers retained wood frames and sides long after other types of cars had converted to steel construction. Steel reefers like this RailKing model became common only after 1940, and many wood reefers ran well into the 1960s. Mechanical reefers, with self-powered refrigeration units in each car, became the norm in the second half of the 20th century, and the practice of stopping a train to re-ice during shipment gradually disappeared. EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE THRU: Dixie Union Station |
M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing a series of 2023 Premier O Scale 36' Woodside Reefers in four exciting liveries beginning next Summer. Each of these unique schemes will be available in unique car numbers and will be in very limited production quantities. The cars are expected to begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in September 2023. Check out each of these offerings HERE. These items are available to order from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer. 2023 RailKing O Gauge Halloween Series Announced
M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing several limited-edition Halloween releases beginning this Fall including an ES44 Diesel locomotive and matching caboose, a Bump-n-Go Trolley, and several complementing pieces of rolling stock. The Halloween-themed items continue a trend M.T.H. began back in 2008 and these 2023 releases are a great way to add to your own spooky collection of past cars, sets, and buildings. Each of these offerings is expected to begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in September 2023. Check out each of these offerings HERE. These items are available to order from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer. | ||||||
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