Description
Add variety to passenger and freight operations with the WalthersProto 50' Railway Express Agency (REA) Riveted Steel Express Refrigerator. Based on the larger cars of the 1950s, these ice-cooled cars were equipped for high-speed operation, but also carried a full set of appliances so they could be moved in freight trains as well. Fully assembled and ready for service, features include:
- Handled perishables, express and bulk mail
- Prototypes in service from 1957 to the 1970s
- Authentic riveted side detail
- Full underbody detail for dual freight or passenger service
- Separate ice hatches, run-off chutes, ladders and running boards
- Correct high-speed trucks
- Smooth rolling 36" RP-25 turned metal wheelsets
- Proto MAX(TM) metal knuckle couplers