"Legalize" Your Atlas Woodside Reefers

N Scale Railroading 2005-03/04 pg. 26     Scale: N     Author: Keith M. Kohlmann

The author modified these cars by installing Micro-Trains Bettendorf, MT 1001-I, trucks, replacing the air brake reservoir, opening the ice hatches, weathering the couplers, airbrushing the units with Testors' Dullcoate, and weathering the trucks.

Applying decals Standard Refrigerator Cars Pt 2

1:64 Modeling Guide 2008 Fall pg. 13     Scale: S     Author: Geoffrey M. Graeber, MD

This installment continues from the July/August, 2007 issue of this magazine. It discusses how to apply decals, dealing with lettering the ends of the car, and has accompanying photos of the steps. A materials list is also included.

Canada's Eight-hatch Iced Refrigerator Cars Part III

Railroad Model Craftsman 1996-02 pg. 80     Scale: HO     Author: Stafford Swain

This article covers the GTW and PGE cars, including prototype photos, car information, scale drawings, and how one might model these in HO-scale.

Essential Freight Cars Part 24

Railroad Model Craftsman 2005-10 pg. 96     Scale: HO     Author: Ted Culotta

This installment covers the Pennsylvania Railroad's R50B express reefer car. The railroad had well over 500 of them in service from the late 1920's through the 1950's. Model and prototype photos of the car are included in the article.

Kitbashing White Elephants

Railroad Model Craftsman 1996-04 pg. 48     Scale: HO     Author: G.J. Michels, Jr.

The Pacific Fruit Express rebuilt two R-40-14 cars into aluminum cars in 1947. They were painted white and were a rare sight, hence their nickname. The author used InterMountain kits to build these cars.

Kitbashing a PFE R-40-2-18 Reefer

Railroad Model Craftsman 2010-10 pg. 68     Scale: HO     Author: Dave Bayless

In addition to explaining what all the numbers in the car's model number mean, the author describes how he modeled this car. Includes model and prototype photos, and lots of references.

Mather Meat Refrigerator Cars

Railroad Model Craftsman 1991-08 pg. 66     Scale:      Author: Martin Lofton

This article covers the history of the meat packing refrigerator cars after WWII.

Modeling Soo Line 2600-series Milk Cars

Railroad Model Craftsman 2007-01 pg. 66     Scale: HO     Author: David Leider

These ten cars were built in 1924. The author built his model from a flat car kit, a roof from another kit, and scratchbuilt the main body. Many prototype and model construction photos, as well as scale drawings are included.

Modeling a Kahn's refrigerator Car

Railroad Model Craftsman 2011-03 pg. 79     Scale:      Author: Mont Switzer

Encouraged by the start of the project at a convention clinic, the author completed the car. The article focuses on the underbody detail. Includes construction photos and a materials list.

Modeling a Swift 36' Meat Reefer in N Scale

N Scale Railroading 2002-11/12 pg. 58     Scale: (none)     Author: Keith M. Kohlmann

Reefer Roof Revamp

N-Scale 2003-07/08 pg. 56     Scale: N     Author: Dick Billings

Scratchbuilding metal roofs and hatch platforms. Includes many detailed photos of the projects.

Shiny White Reefer for the Southern Pacific

Model Railroader 1989-07 pg. 129     Scale: HO     Author: Bob Smaus

How to model, paint, and decal these types of cars.

Upgrading Walthers' Royal Packing 40' ART Steel Reefer

NMRA Bulletin 2002-10 pg. 33     Scale: HO     Author: Richard Argo