American Models S Steel, Welded Refrigerator Cars

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Length:

40'

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2200

Gauge:

S

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

molded in color, not lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

American Refrigerator Transit Co (ART)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2203

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

26883

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Archer Daniels Midland (DANX)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2226

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

7004

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Year/Era:

1950

Length:

40'

Volume:

3168

Car Owner:

Bangor & Aroostook (BAR)

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Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Manufacturer ID:

2220

Gauge:

S

Year Introduced:

1983

Road Number(s):

2093, 2099

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Bill Winans replaced the grab irons, and painted them and the ladders to match the underlying body colors, which is what the real BAR cars had.

This is the original, unbuilt kit version, from when they were released originally.

This kit version's box.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Year/Era:

1962

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Burlington Refrigerator Express (BREX)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Gauge:

S

Year Introduced:

2017

Road Number(s):

76250

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Notes:

This was a special run done for the State-Line S Gaugers for their 2017 Fall S Fest. Each side has a different slogan. It was available as a single car or as a three-car set.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Year/Era:

1958

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Burlington Refrigerator Express (RBBX)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2223

Gauge:

S

Year Introduced:

1996

Road Number(s):

79227, 79236

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Year/Era:

1959

Length:

40'

Volume:

3312cuft

Car Owner:

Canadian National Railway (CN)

Notes:

To complete the model to match the prototype, it would need 8-rung ladders and a charcoal heater.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2208

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

290174, 290187

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)

Notes:

To complete the model to match the prototype, it would need 8-rung ladders and a charcoal heater.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2218

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

35402, 35428

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Manufacturer ID:

2224

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

285600, 285601

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2231

Gauge:

S

Year Introduced:

2017

Road Number(s):

7927, 7929, ????

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Detroit, Toledo & Ironton (DTI)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2209

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

19088

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Dubuque Packing

Lessee:

Union Refrigerator Transit (URTX)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2206

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

35428

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Year/Era:

1958

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Eastern States Farmers Exchange (ERDX)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Gauge:

S

Year Introduced:

2025

Road Number(s):

10019, 10060

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Notes:

This was the 2025 NASG Convention Car.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Fruit Growers Express (RBNX)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2204

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

82151, 82162

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

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Holt Apgar built this from the original release of these cars, which came as a kit.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Great Northern (GN)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Manufacturer ID:

2217

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

13509

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Merchants Despatch Transportation (MRBX)

Lessee:

Reading Lines (MRBX)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Manufacturer ID:

2228

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

213

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Notes:

American Models lists this as a Reading model, but "MRBX" is "Merchant Dispatch Transportation Co", owned by the NYC.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Length:

40'

Volume:

3638cuft

Car Owner:

Miller (MHLX)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2222

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

80274, 80351, 80356

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Milwaukee Road (MILW)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2213

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

8914

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Year/Era:

1958

Car Owner:

Morrell (MORX)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Gauge:

S

Year Introduced:

2019

Road Number(s):

9843, 9955

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Notes:

This was a special run for the 2019 S Fest West.

This model has scale wheels and couplers installed, and has been slightly weathered.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

National Car Company (NX)

Lessee:

Mathieson (NX)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

6855

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Notes:

This was a special run for the NASG's 2024 Annual Member Car program.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

New York Central (NYRB)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2215

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

2503

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Year/Era:

1953

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

New York, New Haven & Hartford (NH)

Notes:

The NH picked up the last 100 cars from a BAR 1953 order for 40-foot reefers. Common loads were Maine potatoes in winter and newsprint the rest of the year.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Manufacturer ID:

2227

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

45064, 45083

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Length:

40'

Volume:

4801

Car Owner:

Northern Pacific (NP)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Manufacturer ID:

2221

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

98446, 98512

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

At the time of photography, this car belonged to Jack Troxell who built the model from the original kit version.

This is the original, unbuilt kit version, from when they were released originally.

This kit version's box.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Pacific Fruit Express (PFE)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Manufacturer ID:

2202

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

69419, 78842

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Supplemental Part:

PFE Reefer End Ladders

Terry O'Kelly has added grabirons to his model.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Pacific Great Eastern (PGE)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2219

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

8006

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

Pacific Car & Foundry

Car Type:

steel, welded

Year/Era:

1957

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Packers Car Line (PCX)

Lessee:

Armour

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Notes:

The series 4000 - 4399 cars were leased from Packers Car Line and bore the reporting marks PCX.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Gauge:

S

Year Introduced:

2017

Road Number(s):

4000

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Notes:

This was a special run done for the State-Line S Gaugers for their 2017 Fall S Fest. This car was only available by raffle or auction, and may have otherwise also only be sold to the club members.

Rich Gajnak converted the original hi-rail car to scale using American Models trucks.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2211

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

19818, 19835

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Year/Era:

1962

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Railway Express Agency (REX)

Lessee:

Burlington Refrigerator Express (BREX)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2232

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

76250

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Notes:

This was a special run done for the 2017 Fall S Fest organized by the State-Line S Gaugers.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Length:

40'

Volume:

3489cuft

Car Owner:

Santa Fe Refrigerator Despatch (SFRD)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2210

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

6948, 6952, 6957

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Seaboard Air Line (SAL)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2230

Gauge:

S

Year Introduced:

2017

Road Number(s):

16642, 16644

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Year/Era:

1958

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Soo Line (SOO)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Manufacturer ID:

2212

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

137723, 137780, 137785

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Year/Era:

1967 (built 1956)

Length:

40'

Volume:

3898cuft

Car Owner:

St. Louis-San Francisco (SLSF)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2225

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

15044, 15067

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Union Refrigerator Transit (URT/URTX)

Lessee:

Milwaukee Road (MILW)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2229

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

10322

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Notes:

Leased to the Milwaukee Road.

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Western Fruit Express (WFEX)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2205

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

69370

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

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Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Western Fruit Express (WFEX)

Lessee:

Burlington Northern (BN)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2216

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

76120, 76850

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel, welded

Length:

40'

Car Owner:

Western Pacific (WP)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Manufacturer ID:

2207

Gauge:

S

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF