HO Scale PFE Refrigerator Car R-40-19 Single Herald Model Train for Sale

PFE Ice Cold! HO Scale R-40 Wood Reefer - Vintage Railroading in Miniature

Alright listen up folks, are you tired of the same old boring stuff? Well buckle up, because this ain't your grandma's whatever it is! This thing here, it's got that je ne sais quoi, that extra somethin' somethin' that'll make your friends jealous and your enemies tremble. Think sleek, think powerful, think… you. It's like a party in your pocket, a symphony for your senses, a… well, you get the picture. Trust me, you need this. Seriously, you don't even know you need this. But you do. So, what are you waiting for? Get it now, before I change my mind and keep it all to myself!

$18.98 $37.95

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Pacific Fruit Express¬†(reporting mark¬†PFE) was an American railroad refrigerator car leasing company that at one point was, the largest refrigerator car operator in the world.

The company was founded on December 7, 1906, as a joint venture between the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads. It began operation on October 1, 1907, with a fleet of 6,600 refrigerator cars built by the American Car and Foundry Company (ACF). The company was founded on December 7, 1906, as a joint venture between the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads. It began operation on October 1, 1907, with a fleet of 6,600 refrigerator cars built by the American Car and Foundry Company (ACF).

In 1923, the Western Pacific Railroad joined the venture by leasing its own new fleet of 2775 reefers to PFE. They were painted in standard PFE colors with only WP heralds on the cars instead of the paired UP-SP markings. 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 instead.

PFE's assets were divided between the UP and SP when the company was split on April 1, 1978. It is now a UP subsidiary.

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