Looking for a classic refrigerator car for your period trains? The Rapido Trains PFE R-40-27 ice reefer, in Pacific Fruit Express (1970s TIV paint), is exactly that kind of piece. These famous reefers, built in 1957, hauled perishables over long distances.
What sets this model apart is Rapido's signature prototype fidelity. Scaled from prototype blueprints and field measurements, it faithfully reproduces positionable roof hatches, separate wire grab irons, fine running boards, prototype roofwalks and brake wheels, and cooling-fan housings true to the real car. Free-rolling trucks with machined metal wheels and Rapido semi-scale couplers: everything is here for a realistic period car, ready to run.
Features
- PFE R-40-27 ice reefer (built 1957)
- Pacific Fruit Express (TIV paint, 1970s) livery
- Based on the PFE R-40-27 reefers (1957)
- Positionable roof hatches
- Separate wire grab irons, fine running boards
- Cooling-fan housings true to the prototype
- Ideal for 1950s-to-1980s trains
- Body-mounted semi-scale knuckle couplers
- Free-rolling turned metal wheels
- Fully detailed underframe (brake rigging, reservoir, cylinder)
- Crisp printing and lettering, legible under magnification
- Runs on Code 83 and 100 rail
- Weighted to industry standards for reliable operation
- Ready-to-run (RTR) model
- HO scale
- Recommended minimum radius: 18"
- Made by Rapido Trains
Looking for a classic refrigerator car for your period trains? The Rapido Trains PFE R-40-27 ice reefer, in Pacific Fruit Express (1970s TIV paint), is exactly that kind of piece. These famous reefers, built in 1957, hauled perishables over long distances.
What sets this model apart is Rapido's signature prototype fidelity. Scaled from prototype blueprints and field measurements, it faithfully reproduces positionable roof hatches, separate wire grab irons, fine running boards, prototype roofwalks and brake wheels, and cooling-fan housings true to the real car. Free-rolling trucks with machined metal wheels and Rapido semi-scale couplers: everything is here for a realistic period car, ready to run.
Features
- PFE R-40-27 ice reefer (built 1957)
- Pacific Fruit Express (TIV paint, 1970s) livery
- Based on the PFE R-40-27 reefers (1957)
- Positionable roof hatches
- Separate wire grab irons, fine running boards
- Cooling-fan housings true to the prototype
- Ideal for 1950s-to-1980s trains
- Body-mounted semi-scale knuckle couplers
- Free-rolling turned metal wheels
- Fully detailed underframe (brake rigging, reservoir, cylinder)
- Crisp printing and lettering, legible under magnification
- Runs on Code 83 and 100 rail
- Weighted to industry standards for reliable operation
- Ready-to-run (RTR) model
- HO scale
- Recommended minimum radius: 18"
- Made by Rapido Trains