R-40-10 Reefers
A roster of the R-40-10 class reefers is provided as follows:
PFE 40001-40700 SP Equipment Co. 1936 PFE 40701-41200 PC&F 1936 PFE 41201-41700 GATC 1936-37 PFE 41701-42200 Pullman 1936 PFE 42201-42700 AC&F 1936-37 PFE 42701-43200 PC&F 1936-37 PFE 43201-43700 SSC 1937 PFE 43701-44200 AC&F 1936-37 PFE 44201-44700 GATC 1936-37
These 40' steel refrigerator cars were all built as above and featured XXXX ft3 capacity, Murphy steel rooves, L-corner 4/4 Dreadnaught ends and 4'-0" doors. Fifty cars were converted for express service in 1950-51 and re-numbered PFE 901-950 and reclassed BR-40-10. Another group of 216 cars were renumbered as PFE 30039-34690 in 1965.
Modeling note: InterMountain and Sunshine both make models of the R-40-10 class.