Fruit Growers express insulated box cars
Fruit Growers express insulated box cars
by buzz456 » Fri Mar 12, 2021 8:53 am
Based off Larry Goss model just released. I'm going to do several different paints they used.
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Re: Fruit Growers express insulated box cars
by bswitzrw » Fri Mar 12, 2021 7:10 pm
Is that a refrigerator car? Always liked the look of that particular car. Nice work!
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Re: Fruit Growers express insulated box cars
by buzz456 » Fri Mar 12, 2021 8:01 pm
Nah. It's a insulated box car. They used it for all kinds of fruits and vegetables that they didn't want to get too hot or too cold. Lots of apples and fresh stuff from the West and the South to the cities of the North.
"*These 70-ton Plate C cars were considered bunkerless refrigerator cars or insulated box cars and carried the mechanical designation of RBL or XLI, respectively. They were assigned to temperature sensitive commodities such as dried foods, canned goods, jar goods, drinks, packaged foods (rice, pasta, cereals), pet foods, nursery plants, seeds and xmas trees."
"*These 70-ton Plate C cars were considered bunkerless refrigerator cars or insulated box cars and carried the mechanical designation of RBL or XLI, respectively. They were assigned to temperature sensitive commodities such as dried foods, canned goods, jar goods, drinks, packaged foods (rice, pasta, cereals), pet foods, nursery plants, seeds and xmas trees."
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Re: Fruit Growers express insulated box cars
by harryadkins » Fri Mar 12, 2021 9:02 pm
If I'm searching for prototype pictures of these cars, what descriptions will help?
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Re: Fruit Growers express insulated box cars
by buzz456 » Sat Mar 13, 2021 9:36 am
harryadkins wrote:If I'm searching for prototype pictures of these cars, what descriptions will help?
Just put in "insulated boxcars". You should get a bunch of hits.
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Re: Fruit Growers express insulated box cars
by jmslakings » Sat Mar 13, 2021 12:18 pm
Thanks Buzz. Can't wait to see the rest. I Remember seeing these back in the days. It was FGE (Solid Cold) on the Santa Fe's and PFE (Pacific Fruit Express) on the SP's, At least that's what I would see the most here on the west coast....I feel old now 
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Re: Fruit Growers express insulated box cars
by buzz456 » Sat Mar 13, 2021 12:38 pm
A couple of interesting articles about FGE and their history:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_Growers_Express
http://trains21.org/2015/10/09/the-hist ... d-reefers/
Unfortunately the pictures don't show up in this article so you have to go looking for them elsewhere.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_Growers_Express
http://trains21.org/2015/10/09/the-hist ... d-reefers/
Unfortunately the pictures don't show up in this article so you have to go looking for them elsewhere.
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Re: Fruit Growers express insulated box cars
by Goldeneye48 » Sat Mar 13, 2021 7:55 pm
@buzz456
Trains21 did a nice little video about the cold logistics on the Big 4.
https://youtu.be/Dwyw-RQxc6I
Trains21 did a nice little video about the cold logistics on the Big 4.
https://youtu.be/Dwyw-RQxc6I
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Re: Fruit Growers express insulated box cars
by buzz456 » Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:32 am
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Re: Fruit Growers express insulated box cars
by mindenjohn » Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:33 am
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Re: Fruit Growers express insulated box cars
by buzz456 » Sun Mar 14, 2021 12:38 pm
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Re: Fruit Growers express insulated box cars
by buzz456 » Sun Mar 14, 2021 4:23 pm
A little Great Northern.
This is what happens when you spend the day watching the Players Championship.
This is what happens when you spend the day watching the Players Championship.
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Re: Fruit Growers express insulated box cars
by buzz456 » Sun Mar 14, 2021 7:07 pm
That's all folks for now. Golf over.
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Re: Fruit Growers express insulated box cars
by buzz456 » Wed Mar 17, 2021 8:02 am
Just uploaded the three FGE boxcars to the library. 
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Re: Fruit Growers express insulated box cars
by Chacal » Wed Mar 17, 2021 7:57 pm
Now available in the file library.
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