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34' Woodside Reefers
34' Woodside Reefers Feature:
• Fine Printing
• Fine Injection Details
• Sold & Packaged as 2-Packs
• Properly weighted for best tracking
• Crystal Clear Plastic, Stackable Cases
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
Here's a new body style, just perfect for Z Scale! It's a very small woodside reefer! Ideal for runners of Steam to Early Diesel, and beyond on the secondary Rail Lines and Short Lines. The first releases will be for major Railroads with many surprises in the future.
Great Northern • Western Fruit Express
#FT-9002   Great Northern
• 34' Woodside Reefers
  $54.00 retail ea. • $54.00
Set #1: Road #WFEX 49702, #49738 • April 2017
Set #2: Road #WFEX 49719, #49775 • April 2017
Set #1

$54.00
Set #2

 
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
Great Northern Railway was a colorful transcontinental Rail Line (1857-1970) which ran from Chicago northward along the USA/Canada border, serving both nations, and to Washington, Oregon and California on our West Coast. Its famous herald was of a mountain goat within a circle. It eventually merged with NP, CB&Q, and SP&S to form the Burlington Northern Railroad until 1996 when the BN merged with ATSF to become BNSF. At the turn of the 19th Century, in the throes of America's Industrial Revolution, Railroads refurbished many of their older cars for more modern use. Steel flooring, Bettendorf trucks, and newer brake systems were employed. Full Throttle brings Z Scale a small, renovated 34' freight/reefer/ice car which would find use on the Railroads into the early diesel era!
Canadian National
#FT-9006   Canadian National
• 34' Woodside Reefers
  $54.00 retail ea. • $54.00
Set #1: Road #CNR 46209, #46243 • October 2019
Set #2: Road #CNR 46236, #46262 • October 2019
Any 2-Pack

$54.00
Set #1

$54.00
Set #2

$54.00
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
Canada's largest and only transcontinental railway, Canadian National Railway Co. (CNR before 1960, CN after) always embroiled between nationalization and privatization, is today primarily a freight railroad headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, whose slogan is "North America's Railroad!" CN passenger service was assumed by Via Rail in 1978. Created after 1918, CNR was comprised of a myriad of bankrupt, federally owned railways, and after acquiring many more Lines as CN, was finally privatized in 1995. The next decade found CN purchasing Illinois Central and Wisconsin Central railways among other US Lines, and becoming a NAFTA north-south railway, exporting Canadian raw materials into the US heartland and beyond to Mexico through an alliance with Kansas City Southern (KCS) Railway. In 1999, CN and BNSF intended a merger, but were thwarted by protests from a slew of North American rail companies including Canadian Pacific and Union Pacific who applied political pressure, recalling "anti-trust" laws. CN has incorporated in the US as Grand Trunk Corp. for legal purposes, however operates entirely as CN, as can be seen in its locomotive and rail car repainting programs.
Lehigh Valley • LV
#FT-9016   Lehigh Valley
• 34' Woodside Reefers
  $54.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #LV 36032, #36035 • December 2018
Set #1

 
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
The Lehigh Valley Railroad (LV) named in 1853 was known as the "Route of the Black Diamond," and was built mainly to haul anthracite coal. The LV also provided passenger and freight service hauling goods, wares, merchandise and minerals. LV ended operations in 1976 merging into CONRAIL. At the turn of the 19th Century, in the throes of America's Industrial Revolution, Railroads refurbished many of their older cars for more modern use. Steel underframes, Bettendorf trucks, and newer brake systems were employed. These small, renovated 34' freight/reefer/ice cars would find use on the Railroads into the early diesel era!
Lehigh Valley • LV
#FT-9016-2   Lehigh Valley
• 34' Woodside Reefers
  $54.00 retail ea. • $54.00
Set #2: Road #LV 36036, #36039 • April 2019
This is an exclusive supplement release available only at zscalemonster.com
Set #2
$54.00
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
The Lehigh Valley Railroad (LV) named in 1853 was known as the "Route of the Black Diamond," and was built mainly to haul anthracite coal. The LV also provided passenger and freight service hauling goods, wares, merchandise and minerals. LV ended operations in 1976 merging into CONRAIL. At the turn of the 19th Century, in the throes of America's Industrial Revolution, Railroads refurbished many of their older cars for more modern use. Steel underframes, Bettendorf trucks, and newer brake systems were employed. These small, renovated 34' freight/reefer/ice cars would find use on the Railroads into the early diesel era!
Northern Pacific • NP
#FT-9017   Northern Pacific
• 34' Woodside Reefers
  $54.00 retail ea. • $54.00
Set #1: Road #NP 90003, #90058 • March 2019
Set #2: Road #NP 90026, #90037 • March 2019
Any 2-Pack

$54.00
Set #1

$54.00
Set #2

$54.00
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
The Northern Pacific Railway (NP) operated in the Western USA along the Canadian border. By 1883 the main line ran all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific Ocean, serving a large area including extensive trackage in the states of Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin. Also, NP had international lines to Winnipeg, Manitoba and south eastern British Columbia, Canada. NP, together with the Great Northern RR, gained control of the CB&Q RR, thus access to Chicago, the central Middle West and Texas. Added was the SP&S RR, an important route through Washington State. The NP was among the first USA railroads to adopt widespread use of diesel power beginning with GM's “FTs” in 1944. In 1970, NP, GN, CB&Q and SP&S formed the Burlington Northern Railroad. At the turn of the 19th Century, during America's Industrial Revolution, Railroads refurbished many of their older cars for more modern use. Steel underframes, Bettendorf trucks, and newer brake systems were employed.
CN • Canadian National Railway Co.
#FT-9018   Canadian National
• 34' Woodside Reefers
  $54.00 retail ea. • $54.00
Set #1: Road #CN 22004, #22027 • August 2020
Set #1
$54.00
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
A repainted Canadian National model just great for our Northern and Midwestern runners.
Canadian National Railway Co. (CN), Canada's only transcontinental railway, always embroiled between nationalization and privatization, is today primarily a freight railroad headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, whose slogan is "North America's Railroad!" After acquiring myriad many rail lines, CN was finally privatized in 1995. The next decade found CN purchasing Illinois Central and Wisconsin Central railways among other US RR lines, and becoming a NAFTA north-south railway, exporting Canadian raw materials into the US heartland and beyond to Mexico through an alliance with Kansas City Southern (KCS) Railway. In 1999, CN incorporated in the US as Grand Trunk Corp. for legal purposes, however operates entirely as CN, as can be seen in its locomotive and rail car repainting programs. Here is a repainted wood-side reefer inherited from one of it’s numerous mergers.
Grand Trunk Pacific • GTP
#FT-9021   Grand Trunk Pacific
• 34' Woodside Reefers
  $54.00 retail ea. • $54.00
Set #1: Road #GTP 340028, #340035 • September 2019
Set #1
$54.00
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTP) was a historical Canadian transcontinental railway running from Winnipeg, Manitoba to the Pacific coast British Columbia. East of Winnipeg the line continued as the National Transcontinental Railway (NTR), running across northern Ontario and Quebec, and ending at New Brunswick. The Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) managed and operated the entire line. The GTPR advanced huge social benefits with local employment opportunities, a telegraph service, and freight, passenger and mail transportation. Today, the majority of the GTPR is still in use as Canadian National's main line from Winnipeg to Jasper. The GTPR's high construction standards, and the fact Yellowhead Pass has the best gradients of any railway crossing of the Continental Divide in North America gives the CN a competitive advantage in terms of fuel efficiency and the ability to haul tonnage. The Port of Prince Rupert has grown with less congestion than other West Coast ports, providing proximity to the great circle route from East Asia to North America, and a fast connection to the Midwestern United States along the former GTPR route.
Milwaukee Road • MILW
#FT-9024   Milwaukee Road
• 34' Woodside Reefers
  $56.00 retail ea. • $56.00
Set #1: Road #URTX 85222, #85245 • April 2022
Set #1
$56.00
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (CMStP&P), AKA "Milwaukee Road" (MILW), operated in the Midwest and Northwest USA from 1847 until 1986. MILW's colorful "Hiawatha" passenger trains were among the finest in our nation. With financial problems, by 1980, it abandoned it's Pacific Extension (Montana, Idaho, and Washington). The MILW then merged into the Soo Line Railroad (SOO), a subsidiary of Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), in 1986. Much of it's historical trackage remains in use by other railroads (BNSF, UP, CP, W&S). MILW's freight and reefer fleets were seen at the stockyards, rendering plants, meat-packing houses and farmlands all throughout our Midwest States.
Pennsylvania Lines • PRR Empire
#FT-9025   PRR Empire
• 34' Woodside Reefers
  $58.00 retail ea. • $58.00
Set #1: Road #URTX 110003, #110038 • January 2023
Set #1
$58.00
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
The early Pennsylvania Railroad participated with "LINE" services. There were many, including: Union Line, Anchor Line, Green Line, Empire Line, Canada Southern Line and Midland Line. Whether owned or leased, the logo for the LINE was prominently displayed on the car.

By 1882 the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad (PRR) became the largest in the world having acquired or merged with more than 800 other RR Lines. In the 1920's it had tripled the traffic of either Union Pacific (UP) or Santa Fe (ATSF) and it's only rival was the New York Central (NYC) carrying about 75% of Pennsy's ton-miles. The PRR used the trade name: PENNSYLVANIA LINES to denote it's trackage West of Pittsburgh and Erie, PA, which extended up through Michigan and to the Western border of Illinois. It's Eastern arm was known as LINES EAST and eventually the combination of the two was trademarked as the "Pennsylvania Railroad" replacing "Pennsylvania System."

At the turn of the 19th Century, during America's Industrial Revolution, Railroads refurbished many of their older cars for more modern use. Steel underframes, Bettendorf trucks, and newer brake systems were employed. Full Throttle brings Z Scale a small, renovated 34' freight/reefer/ice car which would find use on the Railroads into the early diesel era!
Pacific Fruit Express • SP & UP
#FT-9026-1   PFE • SP & UP
• 34' Woodside Reefers
  $58.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #PFE 72782, #72787 • March 2023
Set #1

 
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
Pacific Fruit Express (PFE), founded in 1906, was a joint venture between the Union Pacific (UP) and Southern Pacific (SP) railroads and at one point was the largest refrigerator car operator in the world. It began with a fleet of 6,600 refrigerator cars built by the American Car and Foundry Company (ACF). In 1923, the Western Pacific Railroad (WP) joined the enterprise by leasing its own new fleet of 2775 reefers to PFE. The WP cars were all retired by the late 1950s, among the last wooden reefers in PFE's fleet. WP ended its partnership with PFE in late 1967 and joined Fruit Growers Express (FGE) instead. PFE's assets were divided between the UP and SP when the company was split in 1978. In 1996 the SP Railroad became part of the UP Railroad and PFE is now a UP subsidiary.
Pacific Fruit Express • SP & UP
#FT-9026-2   PFE • SP & UP
• 34' Woodside Reefers
  $58.00 retail ea. • $58.00
Set #1: Road #PFE 72785, #72788 • April 2023
Set #2
$58.00
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
Pacific Fruit Express (PFE), founded in 1906, was a joint venture between the Union Pacific (UP) and Southern Pacific (SP) railroads and at one point was the largest refrigerator car operator in the world. It began with a fleet of 6,600 refrigerator cars built by the American Car and Foundry Company (ACF). In 1923, the Western Pacific Railroad (WP) joined the enterprise by leasing its own new fleet of 2775 reefers to PFE. The WP cars were all retired by the late 1950s, among the last wooden reefers in PFE's fleet. WP ended its partnership with PFE in late 1967 and joined Fruit Growers Express (FGE) instead. PFE's assets were divided between the UP and SP when the company was split in 1978. In 1996 the SP Railroad became part of the UP Railroad and PFE is now a UP subsidiary.
Santa Fe • ATSF
#FT-9029-1   Santa Fe
• 34' Woodside Reefers
  $58.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #ATSF 728, #737 • November 2022
Set #1

 
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) or Santa Fe was one of the largest railroads in the USA, serving the States of AZ, CA, CO, IL, IA, KS, LA, MO, NE, NM, OK, and TX. An innovator in Modal Transportation, ATSF operated from 1859 until 1996 when it merged with the Burlington Northern Railroad to form Burlington Northern and Santa Fe, the BNSF Railway. At the turn of the 19th Century, during America's Industrial Revolution, our Railroads refurbished many of their older cars for more modern use. Steel underframes, Bettendorf trucks, and newer brake systems were employed. Full Throttle brings Z Scale a small, renovated 34' freight/reefer/ice car which would find use on the Railroads into the early diesel era!
Santa Fe • ATSF
#FT-9029-2   Santa Fe
• 34' Woodside Reefers
  $58.00 retail ea. • $58.00
Set #1: Road #ATSF 732, #739 • December 2022
Set #2
Set #2
$58.00
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) or Santa Fe was one of the largest railroads in the USA, serving the States of AZ, CA, CO, IL, IA, KS, LA, MO, NE, NM, OK, and TX. An innovator in Modal Transportation, ATSF operated from 1859 until 1996 when it merged with the Burlington Northern Railroad to form Burlington Northern and Santa Fe, the BNSF Railway. At the turn of the 19th Century, during America's Industrial Revolution, our Railroads refurbished many of their older cars for more modern use. Steel underframes, Bettendorf trucks, and newer brake systems were employed. Full Throttle brings Z Scale a small, renovated 34' freight/reefer/ice car which would find use on the Railroads into the early diesel era!
Santa Fe • Ventilator and Refrigerator
#FT-9001S   Santa Fe
• Single 34' Woodside Reefer
  $28.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #SFRD 936 • March 2018
Single
Road #936
Single

 
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) or Santa Fe was one of the largest railroads in the USA, serving the States of AZ, CA, CO, IL, IA, KS, LA, MO, NE, NM, OK, and TX. An innovator in Modal Transportation, ATSF operated from 1859 until 1996 when it merged with the Burlington Northern Railroad to form Burlington Northern and Santa Fe, the BNSF Railway. At the turn of the 19th Century, during America's Industrial Revolution, our Railroads refurbished many of their older cars for more modern use. Steel underframes, Bettendorf trucks, and newer brake systems were employed. Full Throttle brings Z Scale a small, renovated 34' freight/reefer/ice car which would find use on the Railroads into the early diesel era!
Santa Fe • Ventilator and Refrigerator
#FT-9001   Santa Fe
• 34' Woodside Reefers
  $54.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #SFRD 728, #SFRD 895 • May 2017
Set #2: Road #SFRD 763, #SFRD 822 • May 2017
Set #1

$54.00
Set #2

$54.00
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) or Santa Fe was one of the largest railroads in the USA, serving the States of AZ, CA, CO, IL, IA, KS, LA, MO, NE, NM, OK, and TX. An innovator in Modal Transportation, ATSF operated from 1859 until 1996 when it merged with the Burlington Northern Railroad to form Burlington Northern and Santa Fe, the BNSF Railway. At the turn of the 19th Century, during America's Industrial Revolution, our Railroads refurbished many of their older cars for more modern use. Steel underframes, Bettendorf trucks, and newer brake systems were employed. Full Throttle brings Z Scale a small, renovated 34' freight/reefer/ice car which would find use on the Railroads into the early diesel era!
Southern Pacific • Pacific Fruit Express
#FT-9003   PFE SP
• 34' Woodside Reefers
  $54.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #PFE 34426, #34473 • August 2017
Set #2: Road #PFE 34439, #34452 • August 2017
Set #1

$54.00
Set #2

$54.00
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
Pacific Fruit Express (PFE), at one time the largest refrigerator car leasing Company in the world, began operation in 1907 with a fleet of 6,600 reefers built by American Car and Foundry as a joint venture between the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads. At the turn of the 19th Century, during America's Industrial Revolution, our railroads refurbished many of their older cars for more modern use. Steel underframes, Bettendorf trucks, and newer brake systems were employed. The Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) was founded in 1865, later acquiring the Central Pacific RR by lease. The SP, a major USA railroad by 1900, incorporated many small Southern, Western and even Mexican Lines. By 1929 the SP/T&NO was huge, not including it's Cotton Belt Line, whose purchase of the Golden State Route in 1980 doubled it's size! In 1988 the SP was absorbed by Denver and Rio Grande but kept it's name, then serving virtually the entire Southwestern USA! In 1996 the SP became part of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Pennsylvania Railroad
#FT-9004   PRR
• 34' Woodside Reefers
  $54.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #PRR 89626, #89633 • November 2017
Set #2: Road #PRR 89625, #89638 • November 2017
Set #1

 
Set #2

 
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) was founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy," the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Pennsy, employing about 250,000 workers, set the standards for railroading in North America! PRR was so huge, controlling 10,000 miles of rail line, and having merged with or had interests in over 800 railroad companies, that it's budget exceeded that of the U.S. Government! In 1968, the Pennsylvania Railroad merged with rival, New York Central Railroad, forming Penn Central Transportation Company, and adding the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in 1969. A series of unfortunate events forced the Penn Central into bankruptcy in 1970. The Penn Central system was transferred in 1976 to CONRAIL, which began earning a profit in 1981. The Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX Transportation split CONRAIL in 1991. At the turn of the 19th Century, during America's Industrial Revolution, our Railroads refurbished many of their older cars for more modern use. Steel underframes, Bettendorf trucks, and newer brake systems were employed. Full Throttle brings Z Scale a small, renovated 34' freight/reefer/ice car which would find use on the Railroads into the early diesel era!
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
#FT-9005   B&O
• 34' Woodside Reefers
  $54.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #B&O 15507, #15528 • October 2017
Set #2: Road #B&O 15553, #15564 • October 2017
Set #1

 
Set #2

 
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) is one of the oldest RRs in the USA, created because the city of Baltimore, MD wanted to compete with the Erie Canal! It's dates of operation were from 1828-1987 and it served New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, Chicago, St. Louis, MO, and points in between. It's motto, "Linking 13 Great States with the Nation" was appropriate for a railroad that first carried Eastern goods and passengers into our West. The B&O absorbed innumerable Lines during the 20th Century but in 1963 the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway took financial control of the B&O and it's interests in the Weatern Maryland Railway. The three railroads were brought together as the Chessie System in 1973. The WM and B&O merged in 1976. The Seaboard Coast Line, which included the L&N, Clinchfield, and Georgia railroads, combined with the Chessie System in 1980 to form the CSX Corporation which officially became CSX Transportation in 1986. At the turn of the 19th Century, during America's Industrial Revolution, our Railroads refurbished many of their older cars for more modern use. Steel underframes, Bettendorf trucks, and newer brake systems were employed. Full Throttle brings Z Scale a small, renovated 34' freight/reefer/ice car which would find use on the Railroads into the early diesel era!
Western Pacific • Ice Service
#FT-9007   Western Pacific
• 34' Woodside Reefers
  $54.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #MW 7045, #7048 • April 2017
Set #1

$54.00
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
The Western Pacific Railroad (WP) was formed in 1903 as an attempt to break the near-monopoly the Southern Pacific Railroad claimed into northern California. WP's Feather River Route competed with SP for rail traffic between Salt Lake City, UT and Oakland, CA for nearly 80 years. In 1983 the Western Pacific was acquired by the Union Pacific Railroad. At the turn of the 19th Century, during America's Industrial Revolution, our Railroads refurbished many of their older cars for more modern use. Steel underframes, Bettendorf trucks, and newer brake systems were employed. Full Throttle brings Z Scale a small, renovated 34' freight/reefer/ice car which would find use on the Railroads into the early diesel era!
Union Pacific • Pacific Fruit Express
#FT-9010   PFE • UP
• 34' Woodside Reefers
  $54.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #PFE 91023, #91042 • February 2018
Set #2: Road #PFE 91065, #91076 • February 2018
Set #1

$54.00
Set #2

$54.00
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
Pacific Fruit Express (PFE), at one time the largest refrigerator car leasing company in the world, began operation in 1907 with a fleet of 6,600 reefers built by American Car and Foundry as a joint venture between the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads. At the turn of the 19th Century, during America's Industrial Revolution, our railroads refurbished many of their older cars employing Steel underframes, Bettendorf trucks, and newer Brake systems. The UNION PACIFIC (UP), headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest Railroad Network in the USA, operating 8,000 locomotives over 32,000 route-miles west of the Mississippi River! Begun in 1862, UP grew by acquiring, one-by-one, almost all the large Rail Companies of the Western States. In 1996 the SOPAC became part of the Union Pacific Railroad. UPAC and competitor BNSF have a duopoly on all transcontinental freight rail lines in the USA.
"ICE" • ICE Reefer
#FT-9011   "ICE"
• 34' Woodside ICE Reefers
  $56.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #URTX 1103, #1106 • October 2021
Set #1

 
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
When I was a lad, my grandparents owned a cottage on the Delaware seacoast. We had simple electric wiring and running water, but only cold...hot water was made in kettles atop a little gas stove. Showers in the outside stall were oh so brisk, but ultimately refreshing in the summer heat. In the kitchen was also a large enamel-lined wooden piece of furniture called the "Ice Box!" Every few days the "Iceman" would come and with his huge tongs, load a big chunk of ice into the contraption. This was refrigeration before the early electric models arrived on the scene. Out at the back end of our little summer town, by the local produce market, the tent camp, and the stables was a windowless thick cement-block building called the "Ice House," which sat by a railroad spur. I remember the beautiful "new" diesel engines which brought tourists and sun worshipers "down the shore" from the cities to the north...Baltimore, Washington D.C., and Philadelphia. Along with passengers were freight cars with necessities for a growing community. And among them was always an old "Ice Car." As kids we loved to raid the Ice House for chunks of ice to play with during the unloading process! Via Full Throttle I've recreated one of these "Ice Cars" which would have been seen on any American railroad tracks in the mid-20th century. Commonplace in every rural town, a refurbished generic "Ice Car" to be at home on any "Steam to Diesel" layout! Brrrrrr!

For most of the 20th Century before running water and electricity were commonplace in rural America, homeowners were dependent on three kitchen necessities. A wood or coal stove for cooking, a "Hoosier" for flour and baking elements, and an enamel lined "Ice Box!" On the outskirts of villages and towns, usually by a body of water, and accessible by a Railroad spur, sat an enclosed building which housed a supply of ice, either harvested in winter from the frozen lake or later, manufactured. Many times the railroads would supply ice to the local "Ice House" often with their own old reefers, but also with refurbished reefers from a leasing agency. Habitually, the "Ice Man" would arrive at the homestead and tong-up large chunks of ice to reside in the "Ice Box." This kept foodstuffs from spoiling and provided an early form of "refrigeration." Here, Full Throttle offers a generic "Ice Car" which would be comfortable on any American Railroad during the "Steam to Diesel" era. TRACK ON!
Pennsylvania Railroad • PRR • ICE Reefer
#FT-9013-S   Pennsylvania   ICE
• 34' Woodside ICE Reefer
  $29.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #PRR 498168 • January 2019
This is an exclusive supplement release available only at zscalemonster.com
Single

 
Road #498168 • Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) was founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy," the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Pennsy, employing about 250,000 workers, set the standards for railroading in North America! PRR was so huge, controlling 10,000 miles of rail line, and having merged with or had interests in over 800 railroad companies, that it's budget exceeded that of the U.S. Government! In 1968, the Pennsylvania Railroad merged with rival, New York Central Railroad, forming Penn Central Transportation Company, and adding the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in 1969. A series of unfortunate events forced the Penn Central into bankruptcy in 1970. The Penn Central system was transferred in 1976 to CONRAIL, which began earning a profit in 1981. The Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX Transportation split CONRAIL in 1991
Pennsylvania Railroad • PRR • ICE Reefer
#FT-9013   Pennsylvania   ICE
• 34' Woodside ICE Reefers
  $54.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #PRR 498173, #498182 • August 2018
Set #1

 
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) was founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy," the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Pennsy, employing about 250,000 workers, set the standards for railroading in North America! PRR was so huge, controlling 10,000 miles of rail line, and having merged with or had interests in over 800 railroad companies, that it's budget exceeded that of the U.S. Government! In 1968, the Pennsylvania Railroad merged with rival, New York Central Railroad, forming Penn Central Transportation Company, and adding the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in 1969. A series of unfortunate events forced the Penn Central into bankruptcy in 1970. The Penn Central system was transferred in 1976 to CONRAIL, which began earning a profit in 1981. The Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX Transportation split CONRAIL in 1991
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad • D&RGW
#FT-9014   D&RGW
• 34' Woodside Reefers
  $54.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #D&RGW 3465, #3488 • July 2018
Set #2: Road #D&RGW 3476, #3497 • July 2018
Set #1

 
Set #2

 
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (DRGW), " Through the Rockies," was a major origin of coal and mineral traffic, and the epitome of mountain railroading, operating the highest mainline rail line in the USA. In 1988, the Rio Grande, purchased the Southern Pacific Railroad. The unified company took the Southern Pacific name due to its recognition among shippers. By the early 1990s, the D&RGW became largely dependent on hauling high-quality coal from the mine fields of Colorado and Utah. In 1996, D&RGW was sold and merged into Union Pacific Railroad. At the turn of the 19th Century, during America's Industrial Revolution, our Railroads refurbished many of their older cars for more modern use. Steel underframes, Bettendorf trucks, and newer brake systems were employed. Full Throttle brings Z Scale a small, renovated 34' freight/reefer/ice car which would find use on the Railroads into the early diesel era!
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad • D&RGW
#FT-9014-S   D&RGW
• 34' Woodside Reefer
  $29.00 retail ea.
Single: Road #D&RGW 3483 • August 2018
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Road #3483 • Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (DRGW), " Through the Rockies," was a major origin of coal and mineral traffic, and the epitome of mountain railroading, operating the highest mainline rail line in the USA. In 1988, the Rio Grande, purchased the Southern Pacific Railroad. The unified company took the Southern Pacific name due to its recognition among shippers. By the early 1990s, the D&RGW became largely dependent on hauling high-quality coal from the mine fields of Colorado and Utah. In 1996, D&RGW was sold and merged into Union Pacific Railroad. At the turn of the 19th Century, during America's Industrial Revolution, our Railroads refurbished many of their older cars for more modern use. Steel underframes, Bettendorf trucks, and newer brake systems were employed. Full Throttle brings Z Scale a small, renovated 34' freight/reefer/ice car which would find use on the Railroads into the early diesel era!
Alaska Railroad • ARR
#FT-9015   Alaska Railroad
• 34' Woodside Reefers
  $54.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #ARR 9560, #9563 • January 2020
Set #2: Road #ARR 9566, #9569 • January 2020
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Set #2

 
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
The Alaska Railroad (ARR) is owned by that US American State and extends from the Coastal and Port cities of Seward and Whittier, in the South, through Anchorage, to Fairbanks and beyond in it's interior. Carrying both freight and passengers through it's near 500 mile long system, the ARR is connected to the Lower 48 States via three rail barges to Seattle, WA! At the turn of the 19th Century, during America's Industrial Revolution, our Railroads refurbished many of their older cars for more modern use. Steel underframes, Bettendorf trucks, and newer brake systems were employed. Full Throttle brings Z Scale a small, renovated 34' freight/reefer/ice car which would find use on the Railroads into the early diesel era!
Cotton Belt • St. Louis Southwestern Railway • SSW
#FT-9019   Cotton Belt
• 34' Woodside Reefers
  $54.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #SSW 907823, #907857 • October 2018
Set #1

 
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
The St. Louis Southwestern Railway (SSW), aka Cotton Belt, was organized in 1891 and ran on copius trackage from Illinois, down through Missouri and Arkansas, into Louisiana and eastern Texas. The Southern Pacific Company gained control in 1932, but ran Cotton Belt separately until 1992 when they consolidated. From 1959, Cotton Belt diesels were painted in SP's famous gray and red "bloody nose"scheme. In 1996, the Union Pacific RR acquired the Southern Pacific RR. At the turn of the 19th Century, during America's Industrial Revolution, our Railroads refurbished many of their older cars for more modern use. Steel underframes, Bettendorf trucks, and newer brake systems were employed. Full Throttle brings Z Scale a small, renovated 34' freight/reefer/ice car which would find use on the Railroads into the early diesel era!
Fruit Growers Express • FGE
#FT-9022   Fruit Growers Express
• 34' Woodside ICE Reefers
  $54.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #FGEX 42304, #42368 • December 2019
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• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
Now controlled by CSX Corp., Fruit Growers Express (FGE) was an Armour Meats refrigerator car leasing Co., incorporated in 1920 and based in Alexandria, VA and Jacksonville, FL. C&EI, NH, and N&W became major stockholders. Originally serving the Eastern USA, in 1923 FGE and GN railway formed the Western Fruit Express to compete with Pacific Fruit Express and Santa Fe in the West! FGE expanded into the Midwest and Pacific Northwest USA via a partnership with the CB&Q railroad forming Burlington Refrigerator Express (BREX). All these consolidations, acquisitions and purchases led to thousands of reefer cars on hand and a vital enterprise of freight car repair and servicing. In 1928 FGE formed the National Car Co., a subsidiary to support the meat transportation market. The Alexandria, VA maintenance facility was closed down in 1994. At the turn of the 19th Century, during America's Industrial Revolution, Railroads refurbished many of their older cars for more modern use. Steel underframes, Bettendorf trucks, and newer brake systems were employed.
Pennsylvania Lines • PRR Lines
#FT-9023   PRR Lines
• 34' Woodside Dairy Reefers
  $54.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #URTX 611064, #611073 • March 2020
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• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
By 1882 the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) became the largest in the world having acquired or merged with more than 800 other RR Lines. In the 1920's it had tripled the traffic of either Union Pacific (UP) or Santa Fe (ATSF) and it's only rival was the New York Central (NYC) carrying about 75% of Pennsy's ton-miles. The PRR used the trade name: PENNSYLVANIA LINES to denote it's trackage West of Pittsburgh and Erie, PA, which extended up through Michigan and to the Western border of Illinois. It's Eastern arm was known as LINES EAST and eventually the combination of the two was trademarked as the "Pennsylvania Railroad" replacing "Pennsylvania System."Here's a nifty Dairy Reefer leased for use from the Union Refrigerator Transit Line(URTX) of Milwaukee, WI, boasting nearly 7,500 cars by 1940.
By the end of the 19th Century, the industrial revolution of the USA was in full swing: textile mills, food processing, medicine, transportation, and of course, steel. But, as the country progressed into the 20th Century, what were railroads to do with the abundant railcars left over from earlier times? The invention of the one-piece, cast side-frame Bettendorf truck with its integral journal boxes was a huge step forward. Truss rods were eliminated as heavier steel under-frames came into widespread use. And, by the 1930s, hand brakes would give way to modern air-brake systems.
Full Throttle brings a nifty new car style to the Z Scale hobby. We've taken the "old-timey" woodside reefers introduced by Father Nature and performed the same refurbishing that railroads applied, to extend the usefulness of these dated cars. We've (hypothetically) upgraded the truss rod frame with a steel frame, and replaced Archbar or Andrews trucks to newer Bettendorf types. These venerable and useful cars would be employed in freight or reefer/ice operation through WWII and into the early diesel era, especially on short lines and spurs. Here's a splendid small freight car for your Z Scale action!
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