Athearn Roundhouse RND2196 / HO 40' Steel Reefer DICX #353
- Fully-assembled and ready to run out of the box
- Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
- McHenry scale knuckle spring couplers installed
- Painted and printed for realistic decoration
- Weighted for trouble free operation
- 33” machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
- Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
- Window packaging for easy viewing plus interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage
- Replacement parts available
- Minimum radius: 18”
A late-19th century wood-bodied reefer required re-icing every 250 miles (400 km) to 400 miles (640 km). The typical ice-bunker reefer from the 1920s were originally constructed with wood sheathing. Later, these early wood constructed cars would be replaced with steel constructed cars with plywood interiors by the 1940s. Vents in the bunker at the end of the car, along with slots in the wood floor racks, allowed cool air to circulate around the contents.
Coupler Style | McHenry Scale Knuckle |
Era | 1941-1970 |
Reporting Mark | DICX |
Scale | HO |
Brand | ROUNDHOUSE |