Updated Sept. 2, 2003
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| Left | Right | Series | Type | In use | Updated |
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BNFE 19300-19699 | Mechanical | ?-2000-? | 7/1/02 | |
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PFE 457000-457500 (SP) |
Mechanical R-70-20 |
1969-1978*-? | 9/1/03 |
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PFE 457501-458100 (UP) |
1969-1978*-? | 9/1/03 | |
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SPFE 457000-457500 | 1978*-1994-? | 9/2/03 (clean) | |
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9/2/03 (weathered) | |||
Notes:
* 1978 Pacific Fruit Express dissolved and divided between its parents, SP and UP
Refrigerator Car Bibliography:
57-foot RPL-class reefers from Con-Cor kits in HO or N scale, with drawing and photos, Railmodel Journal, March 1993
57-foot RPL-class refrigerator cars (Part II), with photos, Railmodel Journal, April 1993
Modeling PFE 57-foot mechanical refrigerator cars, with prototype photos, Railroad Model Craftsman, September 1990
PFE R-70-20 mechanical refrigerator cars, with drawing and photos, Railroad Model Craftsman, June 1994
Shiny white reefer for the Southern Pacific, with photos, Model Railroader, July 1989
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