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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

Undecorated

#MTL-518 00 000   Undecorated   • Next Release TBD   $12.40 retail ea. #518 00 000 N/A Includes:   • Parts as seen in the photo   • Micro Trains Line Trucks   • MTL Truck Mounted Couplers   • Actual color may vary from photo

Pacific Fruit Express

#MTL-518 00 011   PFE   • Released September 2011   $26.50 retail ea. #518 00 011 #PFE 12 #518 00 012 #PFE 23 Painted box car red with reefer yellow sides. They bear a 1925 paint scheme with SP medallion on the left side of the car and the UP The Overland Route shield on the right of the car. The end print is white; lettering and hardware are black. They were built in 1907 American Car & Foundry, rebuilt in February 1928, and run on Bettendorf trucks. They were originally built by ACF in 1907 as Class R-30-2 and included as part of the large series 1-6600 (class R-30-1s & R-30-2s). Pacific Fruit Express s order for the series of 6,600 cars was the largest in U.S. history.

Union Refrigerator Transit Co.

#MTL-518 00 021   'Land O' Lakes'   • Released September 2011   $24.10 retail ea. #518 00 021 #URTC 10133 #518 00 022 #URTC 10134 Owned by Union Refrigerator Transit Co. and leased to Land O Lakes Creameries, Inc. They are painted box car red with reefer yellow sides and fire red heralds. The lettering and hardware are black and end lettering is white. It was built in January 1927, also by American Car & Foundry, serviced in May 1934, and run on Bettendorf trucks. Unlike most other train cars used for butter transport, the Land O Lakes Creamery Company of Minneapolis used their fleet of specially built refrigerated cars to ship only butter in their cars and not other products.

Burlington Refrigerator Express Co.

#MTL-518 00 031   BREX   • Released October 2011   $24.90 retail ea. #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.

American Refrigerator Transit Co.

#MTL-518 00 041   ART   • Released October 2011   $24.90 retail ea. #518 00 041 #ART 22787 #518 00 042 #ART 22789 This 40 wood sheathed reefer bears the red, white and blue ART shield logo; the red, white and blue Wabash Follow the Flag logo; and the red and white Missouri Pacific buzz saw logo. It has an unknown built date but was serviced in June 1950 and runs on Bettendorf trucks. The American Refrigerator Transit Company was a St. Louis, MO-based private refrigerator car line established in 1881 by the Missouri Pacific and Wabash railroads. It is now a subsidiary of the UP Corp.

Mandan Creamery & Produce Co.

#MTL-518 00 050   Mandan C. & P. Co.   • Released November 2011   $27.30 retail ea. #518 00 050 #MCPX 2000 Built by Pressed Steel Car Co. in November 1927, serviced in April 1934, and runs on Bettendorf trucks. The Mandan Creamery & Produce Company of Mandan, ND, also leased NAC cars under its own MCPX reporting marks. MCPX 2000 was assigned to Mandan for a brief period beginning in April 1934. Billboard car side advertising was extensively used by meat packers, breweries and producers of food products from the 1920s thru 1938.

Swift Refrigerator Lines

#MTL-518 00 061   Swift   • Released November 2011   $28.30 retail ea. #518 00 061 #SRLX 5820 #518 00 062 #SRLX 5839 Built in December 1936, serviced in 1950, on Bettendorf trucks. Though actually owned by General American Transportation Company, they were leased to Swift Refrigerator Lines. The reefer was not the invention of the railroads or meatpackers, but the result of inventive minds such as Gustavus Swift in the late 1800s. Swift is credited with the development of the first practical Ice-cooled reefer which allowed his company to ship dressed meats to all parts of the country and even abroad, which ushered in the era of cheap beef.

Canadian National

#MTL-518 00 071   Canadian National   • Released February 2012   $20.85 retail ea. #518 00 071 #CN 209300 #518 00 072 #CN 209344 These 40 wood-sheathed ice reefers are painted mineral red with green and white logo and white lettering. They were built in September 1937, rebuilt in October 1948, and run on Bettendorf trucks. French did not appear on Canadian National cars until the late 1960s and 1970s when cars received the CN Wet Noodle logos.

Canadian Pacific

#MTL-518 00 340   CP   • Released September 2013   $24.30 retail ea. #518 00 340 #CP 5609 This 40 double sheathed wood reefer with vertical brake wheel is painted maroon with black roof and ends. The Canadian Pacific herald and lettering are all in Dulux imitation gold. Ladders and grabs are black no door hardware. #5609 was one of a series of 100 express refrigerator cars built by Canadian Car & Foundry in June of 1922 and serviced in March 1955. The car runs on Bettendorf trucks.

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.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe

#MTL-518 00 451   ATSF   • Released October 2017   $25.95 retail ea. #518 00 451 #SFRD 14776 #518 00 452 #SFRD 14799 These 40 wood reefers are brown with yellow 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.

Swift Refrigerator Line

#MTL-518 00 581 Swift Refrigerator Line   • Released May 2018   $25.95 retail ea. #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.

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.

Oppenheimer

#MTL-518 00 691   Oppenheimer   • Released December 2018   $26.95 retail ea. #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.

Meat Packer Reefer Series

Beginning last May, Micro-Trains launched its newest series featuring prototypically accurate meat packer 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 Miller and Hart Packing Company s Berkshire Ham and Bacon reefer built by General America in 1925. Don t miss out on this exciting series.

Berkshire (MPRS #1)

#MTL-518 00 080   Berkshire   • Released May 2012   $26.95 retail ea. #518 00 080 #MAHX 2032 Built new by General American in December of 1925. It was repainted by General American s East Chicago shops in February of 1931. Billboard car side advertising was used extensively by meat packers, breweries and producers of food products, 1920 s thru 1938. This form of advertising came about when freight car leasing companies realized they could make more money by letting the companies leasing their cars paint billboard ads on the sides of the cars.

Chaswolff Packing Co. (MPRS #2)

#MTL-518 00 090   Chaswolff   • Released June 2012   $26.95 retail ea. #518 00 090 #N.A.D.X. 3149 Hams Bacon Lard Produce, multi-colored Honey Brand logo and a red and black logo. Side lettering is black and end lettering is white. Built in 1925 by Pressed Steel Car Company of Hegewisch, IL, on Bettendorf trucks. This reefer is one of a group of 150 refrigerator cars constructed for the North American Car Company s leasing company, North American Despatch. The cars from this series displayed many different billboard themes, advertising for the company leasing them from N.A.D.X.

Morrells Refrigerator Line (MPRS #3)

#MTL-518 00 100   Morrells   • Released July 2012   $26.95 retail ea. #518 00 100 #M.R.X. 5628 This 40 wood sheathed ice reefer was built new in September of 1918. It is painted black with dark brown sides and adorned with a white heart promoting the Iowa s Pride slogan and large white billboard lettering. Morrell lettering is outlined in white with distinctive two-tone coloring. Billboard car side advertising was used extensively by meat packers, breweries and producers of food products from the mid-teens thru 1938.

St. Louis Independent Packing Co. (MPRS #4)

#MTL-518 00 110   St. Louis I. P. Co.   • Released August 2012   $26.95 retail ea. #518 00 110 #1496 This is one of fifty cars from series 1400-1498 (even numbers only). Built by the American Car & Foundry Co. (lot #5693) in Chicago for the St. Louis Independent Packing Co. in July of 1910, it has a capacity of 1938 cubic feet and advertises the varieties of meat that it carried to market.

Kingan s Reliable (MPRS #5)

#MTL-518 00 120   Kingan s Reliable   • Released September 2012   $26.95 retail ea. #518 00 120 #KRLX 237 This 40 wood-sheathed ice reefer with straight underframe is painted brown with gray sides and blue/yellow checkerboard scheme. Lettering is blue and white with red vertical stripes. It was built by American Car & Foundry in the early 1900s and runs on Andrews trucks. The Kingan Refrigerator Line, owned and operated by Kingan & Company of Indianapolis, rostered almost 600 meat reefers.

Evansville Packing Co. (MPRS #6)

#MTL-518 00 130   Evansville   • Released October 2012   $26.95 retail ea. #518 00 130 #E.T.T.X 54 Painted brown with reefer orange sides and black and white logos, lettering in white; built in 1910 and traveled the Midwest from 1910 and into the '20s on Archbar trucks. Typical of late 19th century construction, the Evansville Packing Co. EPX 54 has the elaborate and colorful paint and hand lettering promoting May Blossom lard and Battleship hams and bacon.

Schwarzschild & Sulzberger (MPRS #7)

#MTL-518 00 140   Schwarzschild   • Released November 2012   $26.95 retail ea. #518 00 140 #CBTCO 2025 Built by American Car & Foundry in May 1904 for the Cold Blast Transportation Company. C.B.T.Co. 2025 is a 36 wood reefer with flat underframe. It was painted for the Majestic Hams and Bacon brand. Billboard era. Billboard car side advertising was used extensively by meat packers, breweries and producers of food products frmo the 1920s through 1938.

Bootes Hatcheries (MPRS #8)

#MTL-518 00 150   Bootes Hatcheries   • Released December 2012   $26.95 retail ea. #518 00 150 #QREX 90534 This 40 wood reefer is painted brown with yellow sides. Boote s Hatcheries #QREX 90534 was built in 1927 by General American as part of the 100 car series, 90500 - 90599. It received its paint scheme in 1934 just before the ruling that outlawed billboard advertising on reefer cars.

Rath's Blackhawk (MPRS #10)

#MTL-518 00 160   Rath's Blackhawk   • Released February 2013   $26.95 retail ea. #518 00 160 #RPRX 208 The Rath Packing Company of Waterloo, Iowa, leased most of it's refrigerator cars from Mather from the 1920s through the 1950s. RPRX 208 was built in the 1920s and serviced in 1933. It is part of series 100-299.

Decker (MPRS #9)

#MTL-518 00 170   Decker   • Released January 2013   $26.95 retail ea. #518 00 170 #DMRX 2834 Built by General American in October 1928 and repainted in East Chicago in December 1930 for Jacob E. Decker & Sons of Mason City, Iowa. This car has the billboard DECKER lettering on the roof. Billboard car side advertising was used extensively by meat packers, breweries and producers of food products from the 1920s through 1938.

Southern Star (MPRS #11)

#MTL-518 00 180   Southern Star   • Released March 2013   $26.95 retail ea. #518 00 180 #LPCX 207 This wood sheathed ice reefer is one of 12 cars built by General American in July 1925 for Quaker City. It was then leased to the Louisville Provision Company (LPCX). The sides painted reefer yellow on the upper part, with black lettering and painted red with white lettering on the lower portion. It has a modern underframe and was painted for the Southern Star meat products.

Nuckolls Packing Co. (MPRS #12)

#MTL-518 00 190   Nuckolls Packing   • Released April 2013   $26.95 retail ea. #518 00 190 #NPKX 100 This meat reefer was built by the Pressed Steel Car Co. in Sept. 1925 for the NACC (North American Car Corporation), and leased to Nuckolls Packing Co. When new in September 1925, Nuckolls advertised Pikes Peak brand lard on its Left side and Mission brand ham and bacon on its Right side.

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.

Lemp Brewing Co. (BRS #1)

#MTL-518 00 210   Lemp Brewing   • Released May 2013   $26.95 retail ea. #518 00 210 #1504 John Adam Lemp arrived from Germany in 1838; he established his brewery in St. Louis where he utilized natural caves for refrigeration. His son William J. Lemp took over the business and built the Lemp Brewery industrial complex which still stands in St. Louis today. In 1903 Lemp Brewing registerd the Falstaff trademark & logo. This first release of this series is painted dark green. The bold layered lettering spans the side of the car and is bordered in white.

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. #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.

Baby Ruth Nestl 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 Nestl 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 Nestl in 1990.

#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.

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 #12

#MTL-518 00 570   Heinz Series #12   • Released August 2018   $28.95 retail ea. #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.

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 #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.

Farm-To-Table Series

Farm-To-Table Series #3

#MTL-518 00 730   Eatmor Cranberries   • Released April 2019   $27.95 retail ea. #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 #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 #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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