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Congress enacted the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 and we must now note that these ARE NOT TOYS, AND ARE NOT INTENDED FOR USE BY CHILDREN UNDER AGE OF 14. These products are Model Railroad Equipment and Accessories intended for use by adults.

40' Wood Sheathed Reefer

Prototypical Features: • Accurate printing and paint schemes you have     come to expect from Micro-Trains® • Cast Zinc underframe for detail and durability • Fine Details • Body Mounted Couplers • Magne-Matic Knuckle Couplers • Detailed brake wheel applied separately • Nicely Weighted • Jewel Case

40' Wood Sheathed Reefer

MT&L   •   Medford, Talent and Lakecreek Railroad

#MTL-518 00 851   MT&L Piggy Pears   • Released February 2024   $28.95 retail ea. • $23.16 #518 00 851 #5875 The Medford, Talent and Lakecreek Railroad was established in 1918 to help local Rogue Valley communities move commodities to the Southern Pacific interchanges. The success of the model shortline in the early days brought not only commercial interests, but tourist traffic to the region. With the completion of track to the coast in 1929 the Rogue Valley flourished as did the MT&L Railroad enabling both to survive the coming Depression and Beyond.

MT&L   •   Medford, Talent and Lakecreek Railroad

#MTL-518 00 852   MT&L SOS Pears   • Released February 2024   $28.95 retail ea. • $23.16 #518 00 852 #5896 The Medford, Talent and Lakecreek Railroad was established in 1918 to help local Rogue Valley communities move commodities to the Southern Pacific interchanges. The success of the model shortline in the early days brought not only commercial interests, but tourist traffic to the region. With the completion of track to the coast in 1929 the Rogue Valley flourished as did the MT&L Railroad enabling both to survive the coming Depression and Beyond.

Burlington Refrigerator Express Co.

#MTL-518 00 031   BREX   • Released October 2011   $24.90 retail ea. • $19.92 #518 00 031 #BREX 74606 #518 00 032 #BREX 74617 These 40’ wood sheathed reefer cars with flush doors and vertical brakewheels bear the black, red and white logos and are lettered in black on the sides and white on the ends. They were built in 1945, serviced in May 1963, and run on Bettendorf trucks. World War II steel shortages forced the use of wood sides on otherwise all-steel cars. These Burlington Refrigerator Express cars are stenciled in the post-1958 block gothic lettering.

Baby Ruth Nestlé Series

#MTL-518 00 350   Babe Ruth Car #1   • Released June 2015   $29.95 retail ea. #518 00 350 #NADX 4093 Freight Car #1   • 40' Wood-Sheathed Reefer These 40' Wood-Sheathed Reefers are painted brown with yellow sides and run on Bettendorf trucks. This colorful billboard scheme painted by Curtiss Candy Company promoted their Baby Ruth Gum and Baby Ruth Candy brands. Baby Ruth was acquired by Nabisco® in 1981 and then Nabisco® sold their Curtiss brands to Nestlé® in 1990.

#MTL-518 00 360   Babe Ruth Car #2   • Released July 2015   $29.95 retail ea. #518 00 360 #NADX 6266 Freight Car #2   • 40' Wood-Sheathed Reefer This 40' Wood-Sheathed Reefer is painted red with yellow lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. This colorful billboard scheme painted by Curtiss Candy Company promoted their Baby Ruth Candy brands. Baby Ruth was acquired by Nabisco® in 1981and then Nabisco® sold their Curtiss brands to Nestlé® in 1990.

#MTL-518 00 370   Babe Ruth Car #3   • Released August 2015   $29.95 retail ea. • $23.96 #518 00 370 #NADX 4530 Freight Car #3   • 40' Wood-Sheathed Reefer This 40' wood-sheathed reefer is painted brown with yellow sides and runs on Arch Bar trucks. This colorful scheme had the typical Baby Ruth logo on the right with the Curtiss president's signature, the ‘crooked arrow' across the door, and boasted a daily capacity of 7.5 million Baby Ruth candy bars!

#MTL-518 00 371   Babe Ruth Car #7   • Released December 2015           $29.95 retail ea. • $23.96 #518 00 371 #NADX 4537 Freight Car #7   • 40' Wood-Sheathed Reefer     This 40' wood-sheathed reefer is painted brown with yellow sides and runs on Arch Bar trucks. This colorful scheme had the typical Baby Ruth logo on the right with the Curtiss president's signature, the ‘crooked arrow' across the door, and boasted a daily capacity of 7.5 million Baby Ruth candy bars!

#MTL-518 00 380   Babe Ruth Car #4   • Released September 2015   $29.95 retail ea. • $23.96 #518 00 380 #NADX 4511 Freight Car #4   • 40' Wood-Sheathed Reefer This 40' wood sheathed reefer is painted brown with yellow sides and runs on Arch Bar trucks. This colorful billboard scheme has the typical Baby Ruth® logo on the right with the Curtiss president's signature and boasted a daily capacity of 7.5 million Baby Ruth® candy bars!

#MTL-530 00 380   Babe Ruth Car #5   • Released October 2015   $29.95 retail ea. #530 00 380 #NATX 375 Freight Car #5   • 39' Single Dome Tank Car This 39' single dome tank car is painted white with red letteirng and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Leased from North American this tank car was probably used to transport bulk corn syrup or other liquid sweetener.

#MTL-518 00 390   Babe Ruth Car #6   • Released November 2015   $29.95 retail ea. #518 00 390 #NADX 4791 Freight Car #6   • 40' Wood-Sheathed Reefer This 40' wood reefer is owned by North American Despatch and was painted brown with yellow sides and ran on Bettendorf trucks. This colorful scheme had the typical Baby Ruth® logo on the right with the Curtiss president's signature. Several Curtiss candies are advertised on this car, including Butterfinger.

#MTL-518 00 400   Babe Ruth Car #8   • Released January 2016   $29.95 retail ea. • $23.96 #518 00 400 #NADX 6266 Freight Car #8   • 40' Wood-Sheathed Reefer This 40' Wood-Sheathed Reefer is painted red with yellow lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. This colorful billboard scheme painted by Curtiss Candy Company promoted their Baby Ruth Candy brands. It is similar to another Baby Ruth scheme, but does not have the words “Good Candy”. Baby Ruth was acquired by Nabisco in 1981 and then Nabisco® sold their Curtiss brands to Nestlé® in 1990.

Brewery Reefer Series

Beginning last May, Micro-Trains launched its newest series featuring prototypically accurate brewery refrigerator car schemes never before done by Micro-Trains! This 12 month series will consist of 12 unique, colorful and interesting reefers, and will not include a locomotive or caboose. Our first release will be the Lemp Brewing Company's ‘Falstaff trademark & logo' reefer built by General America in 1925. Don't miss out on this exciting series.

Union Refrigerator Transit / Prima Co. (BRS #2)

#MTL-518 00 220   PRIMA   • Released June 2013   $26.95 retail ea. • $21.56 #518 00 220 #URTC 12818 This reefer was built by American Car & Foundry in January 1923 and serviced in August 1932 and decorated for Prima Co. of Chicago . Due to issues with the ending of prohibition, the billboard design reads “Prima Special” without any mention of the product being transported.

Gluek Brewing (BRS #3)

#MTL-518 00 230   Gluek Brewing   • Released July 2013   $26.95 retail ea. #518 00 230 #NRC 3353 This third release represents the Gluek Brewing Company of Minneapolis, MN. A successful brewery, it was turning out 44 barrels of beer a day. The brewery survived Prohibition, but was eventually sold to G. Heilemann in 1964. He tore the place down two years later. The Gluek's label was acquired by the Cold Spring Brewing Company, which today produces beer for the Gluek's restaurant in downtown Minneapolis.

Silver Edge (BRS #4)

#MTL-518 00 240   Silver Edge   • Released August 2013   $26.95 retail ea. #518 00 240 #MSEX 1002 This 40' wood sheathed reefer with vertical brake wheel is the fourth offering in the Brewery Reefer Series. A number of these breweries leased refrigerator cars from Merchants Despatch. MSEX was rebuilt at MDT shops in East Rochester. In March 1934 it was assigned to the Muessel Brewing Company of South Bend, Indiana, makers of “Silver Edge” beer, “Indiana's Fines.”

Schott Brewing Company (BRS #5)

#MTL-518 00 250   Schott Brewing   • Released September 2013   $26.95 retail ea. #518 00 250 #GARE 9905 Built in 1913 and numbered into series 9900-9924, this beer reefer was serviced and repainted in December 1933. One side of the car advertises “Highland Beer” and the other side displays “Schotts Lager”. It was leased through General American Refrigerator Express.

Sudbury Brewing Company (BRS #6)

#MTL-518 00 260   Sudbury Brewing   • Released October 2013   $26.95 retail ea. #518 00 260 #SBCo. 102 This 36' wood sheathed side reefer is number six in the Brewery Reefer Series. The car is brown with white lettering. It runs on Bettendorf trucks. A Canadian Brewery founded in 1907 by three families expanded operations throughout northern Ontario. Billboard car side advertising for breweries, such as this car, came to an abrupt halt in the United States in the 1920s with the enactment of Prohibition.

Century Beer (BRS #7)

#MTL-518 00 270   Century Beer   • Released November 2013   $26.95 retail ea. #518 00 270 #SNBX 4601 This 40' double sheathed wood reefer is painted brown with green sides, the century beer label to the left, and black printing to the right. It was built in August 1933 and runs on Archbar trucks. Burlington Refrigerator Express, which was operated by Fruit Growers for the CB&Q, leased small numbers of reefers to a number of private shippers in the 1930s. SNBX 4601 is one example from the Schneider Brewing Company of Trinidad, Colorado.

Manhattan Brewing Company (BRS #8)

#MTL-518 00 280   Manhattan Brewing   • Released December 2013   $26.95 retail ea. #518 00 280 #GARE 9900 This 36' wood sheathed ice reefer with truss rod underframe is painted brown with yellow sides, white and red logo, with black herald and lettering. End lettering is in white. The car was built in January 1911 by General American, repainted in July 1934, and runs on Bettendorf trucks. It was a single car repainted for Manhattan Brewing Company of Chicago, brewers of ‘Old Manhattan” lager.

Peter Fox Brewing Company (BRS #9)

#MTL-518 00 290   Peter Fox Brewing   • Released January 2014   $26.95 retail ea. #518 00 290 #NADX 4751 This 36' wood sheathed ice reefer with truss rod underframe is painted brown with yellow sides. The image of a horn blowing fox hunter is complimented by black lettering outlined in white. The car was built in 1933 and runs on Bettendorf trucks. After acquiring the old Hoffmann Brothers Brewery on west Monroe Street and issuing $500,000 in common stock, the nine Fox brothers began brewing operations in July of 1933.

Senate Brewing Company (BRS #10)

#MTL-518 00 300   Senate Brewing Co.   • Released February 2014   $26.95 retail ea. • $21.56 #518 00 300 #MDBX 100 This 36' wood sheathed ice reefer with truss rod underframe is painted brown with white sides. It's decorated with a gold, red and white logo, black lettering and white end print. It was built in August 1933 and runs on Bettendorf trucks. McDermott's most notable brands were Senate Extra Pale and Burg Brau. Senate was an obvious reference to his political career which encompassed several terms in the Illinois State Senate.

Eagle Brewing Company (BRS #11)

#MTL-518 00 310   Eagle Brewing Co.   • Released March 2014   $26.95 retail ea. #518 00 310 #NRC 2900 Painted brown with yellow sides, a bald eagle logo, and black lettering. It was built in September 1919, serviced in January 1934, and runs on Bettendorf trucks. A single old industrial building at Jackson Avenue and Tchoupitoulas Street is all that remains of the once vast New Orleans Brewing Co. Among its brands were Eagle Beer. The brewery was the result of an 1890 merger of six smaller brewers at the site of the Louisiana Brewing Co.

Heileman Brewing Company (BRS #12)

#MTL-518 00 320   Heileman Brewing   • Released April 2014   $26.95 retail ea. #518 00 320 #URT 19511 This 36' wood sheathed reefer is painted brown with yellow sides, a multi-colored mascot logo, and black lettering. It was built in March 1934 and runs on Bettendorf trucks. The URTC 19511 (series 12000 - 19514) was assigned the Heileman Brewing Company of La Crosse, WI, with an explicit pitch for “Old Style Lager, Good Since 1850.” This right on the tail of prohibition which ended December, 1933. This car was built by American Car & Foundry.

Canadian National

#MTL-518 00 411   Canadian National   • Released February 2017   $26.95 retail ea. • $21.56 #518 00 411 #CN 10329 #518 00 412 #CN 10332 These 40' wood reefers are green with yellow lettering and run on Bettendorf trucks. Built in 1915 and acquired by Canadian National in 1924, then renumbered in 1939, it was equipped with charcoal heaters in the London shops. Retired in 1960, this car was one of the last wood-sided reefers on the CN.

Olde Frothingslosh Ale

#MTL-518 00 420   Olde Frothingslosh   • Released April 2017   $26.95 retail ea. #518 00 420 #OFRX 770 This 40' wood reefer is brown with yellow sides and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Old Frothingslosh Pale Stale Ale is a unique beer so light, it floats on top of the foam! Originally a running joke on a Pittsburgh radio show in the 1950s, the Pittsburgh Brewing Company began selling small batches of relabeled “Frothingslosh” beer for special occasions.

Cudahy Refrigerator Line

#MTL-518 00 430   Cudahy Refrigerator   • Released August 2017   $28.80 retail ea. • $23.04 #518 00 430 #1001 This 40' wood reefer with vertical brake wheel is brown with yellow sides and runs on Bettendorf trucks. The Cudahy Packing Company had over 2,000 wood reefer cars by the 1920s, and engaged in the common practice of billboard advertising for their products on the car sides. This Cudahy reefer promotes “Old Dutch Cleanser” on one side and “Puritan” brand hams, bacon and lard on the other.

Cudahy Refrigerator Line

#MTL-518 00 440   Cudahy Refrigerator   • Released August 2017   $28.80 retail ea. • $23.04 #518 00 440 #8702 This 40' wood reefer with vertical brake wheel is brown with yellow sides and runs on Bettendorf trucks. The Cudahy Packing Company had over 2,000 wood reefer cars by the 1920s, and engaged in the common practice of billboard advertising for their products on the car sides. This Cudahy reefer promotes “Old Dutch Cleanser” on one side and “Puritan” brand hams, bacon and lard on the other.

HEINZ® Reefer Series

Beginning September 2017       Micro-Trains is excited to announce our newest series; the HEINZ Reefer Series! This twelve month series will consist of twelve prototypically accurate HEINZ wood reefer cars and will be offered in both N and Z scale. The H. J. Heinz Company, more commonly known as simply HEINZ, is an American food processing company that was founded by Henry John Heinz in 1869. With humble beginnings, Henry and friend Clarence Noble, began manufacturing horseradish in his father's basement. The company would later expand to include tomato ketchup in 1875 and eventually over 60 food products by the mid-1890's. HEINZ introduced its “57 Varieties” slogan in 1896 which was included on many of their very colorful billboard reefer cars. By 1919 the company had grown to over 6,000 employees and 25 factories and relied heavily on their fleet of over 700 railroad cars to transport their food products across the country. Contact your dealer to place your order today.

Heinz Series #1

#MTL-518 00 460   Heinz Series #1   • Released September 2017   $28.95 retail ea. #518 00 460 #374 The H.J. Heinz Company was founded in 1869 by Henry John Heinz, first manufacturing horseradish. By the early 1900s, Heinz was manufacturing over 60 food products and relied heavily on their fleet of over 700 colorful billboard boxcars to distribute their products across the country. The Heinz trademarks are owned by H.J. Heinz US Brands LLC and Kraft Heinz Canada ULC and are used under license.

Heinz Series #2

#MTL-518 00 470   Heinz Series #2   • Released October 2017   $28.95 retail ea. • $23.16 #518 00 470 #472 This 40' wood reefer is brown with decorated sides and runs on Arch Bar trucks. The H.J. Heinz Company was founded in 1869 by Henry John Heinz, first manufacturing horseradish. By the early 1900s, Heinz was manufacturing over 60 food products and relied heavily on their fleet of over 700 colorful billboard boxcars to distribute their products across the country.

Heinz Series #3

#MTL-518 00 480   Heinz Series #3   • Released November 2017   $28.95 retail ea. • $23.16 #518 00 480 #H.P.R.L 463 The H.J. Heinz Company was founded in 1869 by Henry John Heinz, first manufacturing horseradish. By the early 1900s, Heinz was manufacturing over 60 food products and relied heavily on their fleet of over 700 colorful billboard boxcars to distribute their products across the country. The Heinz trademarks are owned by H.J. Heinz US Brands LLC and Kraft Heinz Canada ULC and are used under license.

Heinz Series #4

#MTL-518 00 490   Heinz Series #4   • Released December 2017   $28.95 retail ea. • $23.16 #518 00 490 #H.J.H.Co 496 The H.J. Heinz Company was founded in 1869 by Henry John Heinz, first manufacturing horseradish. By the early 1900s, Heinz was manufacturing over 60 food products and relied heavily on their fleet of over 700 colorful billboard boxcars to distribute their products across the country. The Heinz trademarks are owned by H.J. Heinz US Brands LLC and Kraft Heinz Canada ULC and are used under license.

Heinz Series #5

#MTL-518 00 500   Heinz Series #5   • Released January 2018   $28.95 retail ea. • $23.16 #518 00 500 #H.J.H.Co 449 The H.J. Heinz Company was founded in 1869 by Henry John Heinz, first manufacturing horseradish. By the early 1900s, Heinz was manufacturing over 60 food products and relied heavily on their fleet of over 700 colorful billboard boxcars to distribute their products across the country. The Heinz trademarks are owned by H.J. Heinz US Brands LLC and Kraft Heinz Canada ULC and are used under license.

Heinz Series #6

#MTL-518 00 510   Heinz Series #6   • Released February 2018   $28.95 retail ea. • $23.16 #518 00 510 #H.P.R.L. 322 The H.J. Heinz Company was founded in 1869 by Henry John Heinz, first manufacturing horseradish. By the early 1900s, Heinz was manufacturing over 60 food products and relied heavily on their fleet of over 700 colorful billboard boxcars to distribute their products across the country. The Heinz trademarks are owned by H.J. Heinz US Brands LLC and Kraft Heinz Canada ULC and are used under license.

Heinz Series #7

#MTL-518 00 520   Heinz Series #7   • Released March 2018   $28.95 retail ea. • $23.16 #518 00 520 #H.J.H.Co 305 The H.J. Heinz Company was founded in 1869 by Henry John Heinz, first manufacturing horseradish. By the early 1900s, Heinz was manufacturing over 60 food products and relied heavily on their fleet of over 700 colorful billboard boxcars to distribute their products across the country. The Heinz trademarks are owned by H.J. Heinz US Brands LLC and Kraft Heinz Canada ULC and are used under license.

Heinz Series #8

#MTL-518 00 530   Heinz Series #8   • Released April 2018   $28.95 retail ea. • $23.16 #518 00 530 #H.P.R.L. 394 The H.J. Heinz Company was founded in 1869 by Henry John Heinz, first manufacturing horseradish. By the early 1900s, Heinz was manufacturing over 60 food products and relied heavily on their fleet of over 700 colorful billboard boxcars to distribute their products across the country. The Heinz trademarks are owned by H.J. Heinz US Brands LLC and Kraft Heinz Canada ULC and are used under license.

Heinz Series #9

#MTL-518 00 540   Heinz Series #9   • Released May 2018   $28.95 retail ea. • $23.16 #518 00 540 #312 The H.J. Heinz Company was founded in 1869 by Henry John Heinz, first manufacturing horseradish. By the early 1900s, Heinz was manufacturing over 60 food products and relied heavily on their fleet of over 700 colorful billboard boxcars to distribute their products across the country. The Heinz trademarks are owned by H.J. Heinz US Brands LLC and Kraft Heinz Canada ULC and are used under license.

Heinz Series #10

#MTL-518 00 550   Heinz Series #10   • Released June 2018   $28.95 retail ea. • $23.16 #518 00 550 #H.P.F.L 2042 The H.J. Heinz Company was founded in 1869 by Henry John Heinz, first manufacturing horseradish. By the early 1900s, Heinz was manufacturing over 60 food products and relied heavily on their fleet of over 700 colorful billboard boxcars to distribute their products across the country. The Heinz trademarks are owned by H.J. Heinz US Brands LLC and Kraft Heinz Canada ULC and are used under license.

Heinz Series #11

#MTL-518 00 560   Heinz Series #11   • Released July 2018   $28.95 retail ea. • $23.16 #518 00 560 #H.P.F.L 2061 The H.J. Heinz Company was founded in 1869 by Henry John Heinz, first manufacturing horseradish. By the early 1900s, Heinz was manufacturing over 60 food products and relied heavily on their fleet of over 700 colorful billboard boxcars to distribute their products across the country. The Heinz trademarks are owned by H.J. Heinz US Brands LLC and Kraft Heinz Canada ULC and are used under license.

Heinz Series #12

#MTL-518 00 570   Heinz Series #12   • Released August 2018   $28.95 retail ea. • $23.16 #518 00 570 #H.J.H.Co 456 This 36' wood sheathed ice reefer with truss rods is brown with decorated sides and runs on Arch Bar trucks. The H.J. Heinz Company was founded in 1869 by Henry John Heinz, first manufacturing horseradish. By the early 1900s, Heinz was manufacturing over 60 food products and relied heavily on their fleet of over 700 colorful billboard boxcars to distribute their products across the country. The Heinz trademarks are owned by H.J. Heinz US Brands LLC and Kraft Heinz Canada ULC and are used under license.

Swift Refrigerator Line

#MTL-518 00 581 Swift Refrigerator Line   • Released May 2018   $25.95 retail ea. • $20.76 #518 00 581 #S.R.L. 1944 #518 00 582 #S.R.L. 18792 These 40' wood reefers are brown with orange sides and black lettering and run on Bettendorf trucks. In 1920, Santa Fe ordered 1,250 brand new RR-W 40' Double-Sheathed wood reefers built by Haskell & Barker, in order to replace an aging fleet no longer able to meet the high demand of postwar perishable shipments. As the fleet became modernized with these new reefers, standardized loads and icing service requirements streamlined Santa Fe system-wide.

Great Northern

#MTL-518 00 591   Great Northern   • Released June 2018   $29.80 retail ea. • $23.84 #518 00 591 #WFEX 72122 #518 00 592 #WFEX 72178 This GN 40' wood reefer is brown with yellow sides and run on Bettendorf trucks. Built in the early part of the 20th century then rebuilt in 1948, and again repainted and serviced in 1968, this car has 1,987 cubic-foot capacity and could carry up to 1,600 lbs of crushed ice.

Northern Refrigerator Car Company

#MTL-518 00 610   N.R.C.Co   • Released August 2018   $27.60 retail ea. • $22.08 #518 00 610 #6399 These 40' double-sheathed wood reefers with vertical brake wheel are brown with white sides and run on Bettendorf trucks. The Northern Refrigerator Car Company was founded by the Cudahy brothers in Milwaukee, WI. In 1928 the company was purchased by Merchants Despatch Transportation Company, but retained the NRCC reporting mark on all 3,700 reefers. Refrigerator cars like these were used to transport bananas from the deep south to more northern states.

Northern Refrigerator Car Company

#MTL-518 00 620   N.R.C.Co   • Released August 2018   $27.60 retail ea. #518 00 620 #4000 These 40' double-sheathed wood reefers with vertical brake wheel are brown with white sides and run on Bettendorf trucks. The Northern Refrigerator Car Company was founded by the Cudahy brothers in Milwaukee, WI. In 1928 the company was purchased by Merchants Despatch Transportation Company, but retained the NRCC reporting mark on all 3,700 reefers. Refrigerator cars like these were used to transport bananas from the deep south to more northern states.

HEINZ Yellow Series #1

#MTL-518 00 630   Heinz Yellow #1   • Released September 2018   $29.95 retail ea. #518 00 630 #H.J.H.Co. 486 Heinz introduced its “57 Varieties” slogan in 1896 which was included on many of their very colorful billboard reefer cars. With a fleet of 700 cars, HEINZ was able to ship their product by rail to major markets throughout the US. These yellow sided refrigerator cars represent railcars painted throughout the late 1900s and through the ‘teens. All cars carried the distinctive “Heinz 57” but each car advertised a different product. This is the first of six reefer cars offered in this series.

HEINZ Yellow Series #2

#MTL-518 00 640   Heinz Yellow #2   • Released October 2018   $29.95 retail ea. #518 00 640 #H.J.H.Co. 424 The H. J. Heinz Company, more commonly known as simply Heinz, is an American food processing company that was founded by Henry John Heinz in 1869. With humble beginnings, Henry and friend Clarence Noble, began manufacturing horseradish in his father's basement. The company would later expand to include tomato ketchup in 1875 and eventually over 60 food products by the mid-1890's.

HEINZ Yellow Series #3

#MTL-518 00 650   Heinz Yellow #3   • Released November 2018   $29.95 retail ea. #518 00 650 #H.J.H.Co. 440 The H. J. Heinz Company, more commonly known as simply Heinz, is an American food processing company that was founded by Henry John Heinz in 1869. With humble beginnings, Henry and friend Clarence Noble, began manufacturing horseradish in his father's basement. The company would later expand to include tomato ketchup in 1875 and eventually over 60 food products by the mid-1890's.

HEINZ Yellow Series #4

#MTL-518 00 660   Heinz Yellow #4   • Released December 2018   $29.95 retail ea. • $23.96 #518 00 660 #H.J.H.Co. 466 The H. J. Heinz Company, more commonly known as simply Heinz, is an American food processing company that was founded by Henry John Heinz in 1869. With humble beginnings, Henry and friend Clarence Noble, began manufacturing horseradish in his father's basement. The company would later expand to include tomato ketchup in 1875 and eventually over 60 food products by the mid-1890's.

HEINZ Yellow Series #5

#MTL-518 00 670   Heinz Yellow #5   • Released January 2019   $29.95 retail ea. #518 00 670 #H.J.H.Co. 485 The H. J. Heinz Company, more commonly known as simply Heinz, is an American food processing company that was founded by Henry John Heinz in 1869. With humble beginnings, Henry and friend Clarence Noble, began manufacturing horseradish in his father's basement. The company would later expand to include tomato ketchup in 1875 and eventually over 60 food products by the mid-1890's.

HEINZ Yellow Series #6

#MTL-518 00 680   Heinz Yellow #6   • Released February 2019   $29.95 retail ea. #518 00 680 #3015 The H. J. Heinz Company, more commonly known as simply Heinz, is an American food processing company that was founded by Henry John Heinz in 1869. With humble beginnings, Henry and friend Clarence Noble, began manufacturing horseradish in his father's basement. The company would later expand to include tomato ketchup in 1875 and eventually over 60 food products by the mid-1890's.

Oppenheimer

#MTL-518 00 691   Oppenheimer   • Released December 2018   $26.95 retail ea. • $21.56 #518 00 691 #OPPX 8024 #518 00 692 #OPPX 8025 These 40' wood reefers are brown with green decorated sides and run on Arch bar trucks. Founded in 1868 by Sigmund Oppenheimer, Oppenheimer & Company was located in Chicago and sold natural animal casings to sausage manufacturers. Eventually, their success lead the company overseas and is currently headquartered in Australia.

Farm-To-Table Series #1

#MTL-518 00 710   Monarch Foods   • Released February 2019   $27.95 retail ea. • $22.36 #518 00 710 #N.W.X. 14290 This 40' wood reefer is grey with decorated sides and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Featuring a large produce mural for Reid, Murdoch & Company's “Monarch Finer Foods” brand, this reefer was assigned a North Western Refrigerator Line reporting mark and served through the 1930's.

Farm-To-Table Series #2

#MTL-518 00 720   Joan of Arc   • Released March 2019   $27.95 retail ea. • $22.36 #518 00 720 #N.W.X. 12520 This 40' wood reefer is brown with yellow decorated sides and runs on Bettendorf trucks. The Illinois Canning Co. was founded in 1875 by S.S. McCall in the town of Hoopeston, Illinois. Later changing its name to “Joan of Arc,” the company produced a variety of food products, including Fancy Red Kidney Beans, and Fancy Country Gentleman Sugar Corn.

Farm-To-Table Series #3

#MTL-518 00 730   Eatmor Cranberries   • Released April 2019   $27.95 retail ea. • $22.36 #518 00 730 #N.W.X. 14021 This 40' wood reefer is brown with grey decorated sides and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built in 1927, this car was leased by North American Refrigerator Line to the Chicago-based American Cranberry Exchange in 1933. Used through the 1940s to ship “Eatmor” brand cranberries, it was equipped with permanent floor racks and two, 235 cubic foot ice bunkers.

Farm-To-Table Series #4

#MTL-518 00 740   Stokely's   • Released May 2019   $27.95 retail ea. • $22.36 #518 00 740 #SBIX 12911 This 40' wood reefer is brown with grey decorated sides and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built in 1927, this car was leased by North American Refrigerator Line to the Chicago-based American Cranberry Exchange in 1933. Used through the 1940s to ship “Eatmor” brand cranberries, it was equipped with permanent floor racks and two, 235 cubic foot ice bunkers.

Farm-To-Table Series #5

#MTL-518 00 750   Wisconsin Cannery   • Released June 2019   $27.95 retail ea. #518 00 750 #N.W.X. 8712 This 40' wood reefer is brown with grey sides and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built in July 1928, this North Western Refrigerator Line owned reefer was assigned to the Wisconsin Canners Association carrying advertisements for Corn, Beets, Beans, Kraut, and “the Best Canned Peas from Wisconsin.”

Farm-To-Table Series #6

#MTL-518 00 760   Mrs. Tuckers   • Released July 2019   $27.95 retail ea. • $22.36 #518 00 760 #N.A.D.X. 2649 This 40’ wood reefer is brown with yellow sides and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built in the 1920s, this car was owned by North American Dispatch and was decorated to advertise “Mrs. Tucker’s Shortening.” North American Dispatch was founded in the early 1900s and was headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and leased tank cars and refrigerator cars.

Farm-To-Table Series #7

#MTL-518 00 770   Dingfelder & Balish   • Released August 2019   $27.95 retail ea. • $22.36 #518 00 770 #D.A.B.X. 109 This 40’ wood reefer is brown with yellow sides and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Painted for Dingfelder & Balish’s “Fancy Onions,” this wood sheathed ice reefer was built in August 1932. Headquartered in New York City, Dingfelder & Balish focused almost exclusively on onion sales.

Farm-To-Table Series #8

#MTL-518 00 780   Mid-West Catsup   • Released September 2019   $27.95 retail ea. • $22.36 #518 00 780 #N.A.D.X. 4722 This 36’ wood sheathed ice reefer with truss rods is brown with yellow sides and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built in the 1920s, this car was owned by North American Dispatch and was decorated to advertise “Mrs. Tucker’s Shortening.” North American Dispatch was founded in the early 1900s and was headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, primarily leasing tank cars and refrigerator cars

Farm-To-Table Series #9

#MTL-518 00 790   Nash Mustard   • Released October 2019   $27.95 retail ea. • $22.36 #518 00 790 #N.W.X. 15660 This 40’ wood reefer is brown with grey sides and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built in the late 1920s, this car was decorated in 1934 for the Nash-Underwood Food Products Company of Chicago, and owned by North Western Refrigerator Line. Nash-Underwood was one of the largest mustard manufacturers in the 1930s.

Farm-To-Table Series #10

#MTL-518 00 800   Zion Inst. & Ind.   • Released November 2019   $27.95 retail ea. • $22.36 #518 00 800 #NRCC 2930 Zion Institutions & Industries This 40’ wood reefer is brown with yellow sides and runs on Arch Bar trucks. Built in the late 1920s, this car was decorated for the Zion Institutions & Industries conglomerate based out Zion, Ill., and owned by Northern Refrigerator Car Company. Zion Bakery produced “delicious, healthful and economical” fig bars; one of their most popular products.

Farm-To-Table Series #11

#MTL-518 00 810   Horvitz Brothers   • Released December 2019   $27.95 retail ea. • $22.36 #518 00 810 #NWX 14404 Horvitz Brothers Wholesale This 40’ wood reefer is brown with yellow sides and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built in the late 1920s, this car was decorated in 1934 for the Horvitz Brothers Wholesale Fruit and Produce Company of Chicago, and owned by North Western Refrigerator Line. Horvitz Brothers was a large distributor of onions and potatoes in the 1930s.

Farm-To-Table Series #12

#MTL-518 00 820   E. & A. Opler Inc.   • Released January 2020   $27.95 retail ea. #518 00 820 #NWX 15630 E. & A. Opler Inc. This 40’ double-sheathed wood reefer with vertical brake wheel is brown with grey sides and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built in 1927, this car was decorated in 1934 for the “Our Mother’s” brand of hot cocoa produced by E. & A. Opler, Inc of Chicago, Ill. The car was leased to Opler by North Western Refrigerator Line. E. & A. Opler was founded in 1908 and produced some of the finest chocolates and candies in America and still exists as the “World’s Finest” brand.

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