N-SCALE LOT OF 2 RARE 50' MECHANICAL REEFER "MISSOURI PACIFIC" MICROTR 69050 NEW

Description: N-SCALE LOT OF 2 RARE = 50' MECHANICAL REEFER "MISSOURI PACIFIC" #353 "AMERICAN REFIGERATOR TRANSIT COMPANY", MICRO TRAIN LINES # 69050 MAGNAMATIC COUPLERS, BRAND NEW IN ORIGINAL BOX. SEE PICTURES ABOVE OF THIS ITEM AND STOCK PHOTO AND PROTOTYPE DATA BELOW. I will combine multi-purchases into one package. IF YOU WANT CREDIT FOR SAVINGS ON SHIPPING FROM COMBINE PURCHASES Don’t use phone apt because it automatically pays for item and shipping! Payment precludes saving on shipping. USE A DESK OR LAPTOP COMPUTER! Buy, BUT DO NOT PAY! When you are through buying, message me and ask for invoice. N Scale - Micro-Trains - 69050 - Reefer, 50 Foot, Mechanical - American Refrigerator Transit - 353 Stock Number69050Secondary Stock Number069 00 050BrandMicro-TrainsManufacturerMicro-Trains LineBody StyleMicro Trains 069 Reefer Steel Mechanical 51 FootPrototype VehicleReefer, 50 Foot, Mechanical (Details)Road or Company NameAmerican Refrigerator Transit (Details)Reporting MarksRMDXRoad or Reporting Number353Paint Color(s)bcr, yellow sidesCoupler TypeMT Magne-Matic KnuckleWheel TypeInjection Molded PlasticWheel ProfileStandardRelease Date1995-04-01Item CategoryRolling Stock (Freight)Model TypeReeferModel Subtype51 FootModel VarietyMechanical, Steel, Riveted SidePrototype RegionNorth AmericaPrototype EraNA Era IV: 2nd Gen Diesel (1958 - 1978)Scale1/160Track GaugeN standard Prototype History: The purpose of a mechanical reefer is to keep perishable items cold. Early reefers were of all wood construction and used ice for cooling. By the 1940s, new reefers were being built entirely of steel. Insulating techniques improved to the point where economical refrigeration could be accomplished using steel side plates in place of wood sheathing. Fifty foot mechanical reefers date back to at least the late 50s / early 60s. The mechanical reefers could keep a more regular temperature, and often times colder than what the ice bunker cars were capable of. Initially mechanical reefers were used primarily in frozen food service. This would soon change as mechanical refrigeration began to replace ice-based systems. Soon after, mechanical refrigeration units replaced the “armies” of personnel required to re-ice the cars. Road Name History: The American Refrigerator Transit Company (ART) was a St. Louis, Missouri-based private refrigerator car line established in 1881 by the Missouri Pacific and Wabash railroads. It is now a subsidiary of the Union Pacific Corporation. Brand/Importer Information: Micro-Trains is the brand name used by both Kadee Quality Products and Micro-Trains Line. For a history of the relationship between the brand and the two companies, please consult our Micro-Trains Collector's Guide. Manufacturer Information: Micro-Trains Line split off from Kadee Quality Products in 1990. Kadee Quality Products originally got involved in N-Scale by producing a scaled-down version of their successful HO Magne-Matic knuckle coupler system. This coupler was superior to the ubiquitous 'Rapido' style coupler due to two primary factors: superior realistic appearance and the ability to automatically uncouple when stopped over a magnet embedded in a section of track. The success of these couplers in N-Scale quickly translated to the production of trucks, wheels and in 1972 a release of ready-to-run box cars. Micro-Trains Line Co. split off from Kadee in 1990 to form a completely independent company. For this reason, products from this company can appear with labels from both enterprises. Due to the nature of production idiosyncrasies and various random factors, the rolling stock from Micro-Trains can have all sorts of interesting variations in both their packaging as well as the products themselves. When acquiring an MTL product it is very important to understand these important production variations that can greatly enhance (or decrease) the value of your purchase. Please consult our Micro-Trains Collector's Guide

Price: 42 USD

Location: Annandale, Virginia

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