Refrigerator Car, Externally-braced

Manufacturer:

Kinsman Scale Models

Manufacturer ID:

R-2

Category:

Refrigerator Car, Externally-braced

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Road Number:

5342

Model Introduced:

1965

Product Type:

Wood Kit

Finish:

pre-printed

Prototype Capacity:

35-ton

Prototype Dimensions:

50'

Supplemental:

view

Notes:

The kits did not include trucks nor couplers. Kinsman did have trucks available separately, but they eventually discontinued them. After that, John Bortz, under the name Delaware Valley Kits, manufactured and sold the trucks for this car. Scenery Unlimited eventually re-released some of these kits in the late-1970s. Don Heimburger briefly covers this car in S Gaugian, May 2007 issue, pg 17 (with prototype photos).