Perma-Bilt Models Santa Fe Refrigerator Despatch (SFRD) Wood Sheathed (Ice) Refrigerator Cars
Prototype Info
Car Type:
wood sheathed (ice)
Length:
40'
Car Owner:
Santa Fe Refrigerator Despatch (SFRD)
Model Manufacturer Info
Manufacturer:
Perma-Bilt Models
Manufacturer ID:
9093
Gauge:
S
Year Introduced:
1952
Product Type:
wood & metal kit
Finish:
pre-printed
Wheels:
scale or hi-rail
Couplers:
AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)
Supplemental:
Prototype Info
Car Type:
wood sheathed (ice)
Year/Era:
1940
Length:
50'
Car Owner:
Santa Fe Refrigerator Despatch (SFRD)
Class:
RS
Model Manufacturer Info
Manufacturer:
Perma-Bilt Models
Manufacturer ID:
9125
Gauge:
S
Year Introduced:
1952
Product Type:
wood & metal kit
Finish:
pre-printed
Wheels:
scale or hi-rail
Couplers:
AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)
Supplemental:
Online Article:
Notes:
This particular kit has two different sides.
(image copyright © Bob Werre; used by permission)
This photo, of the model then-owned by Jack Troxell, shows one side of the car.
(image copyright © Ed Kirstatter; used by permission)
Ed Kirstatter's photo shows the other side of the car. He installed S-Helper Service trucks and Kadee #808 couplers, and added several other details.
(image copyright © Steve Elliott; used by permission)
This is what the sides look like after they have "aged" for a few decades.