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The Last Of HO R40-2 Reefer CarsColumbia Soups LiveryDecember 23, 2020 - The last of the M.T.H. HO R40-2 Reefer Cars have arrived and are now shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers. The cars are available in limited quantities at your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer or directly from the M.T.H. website. ABOUT THE R40-2 REEFER The coming of the railroad changed the way America ate and drank. Before the iron horse connected every town of any importance to the outside world, most food was grown or produced locally. The arrival of cheap, fast, refrigerated transport — in the form of the wood-sided reefer with ice bunkers at each end — enabled local brewers, dairies, meat processors, and other food businesses to become players on a national scale. Until 1934, shippers could advertise their wares on leased billboard reefers, each a hand-painted traveling work of art. That year, the Interstate Commerce Commission outlawed the flamboyant paint schemes because the cars often hauled shipments from other companies — whose freight bills thus unfairly paid to advertise the lessee’s products. M.T.H. Electric Trains' HO premium rolling stock like this R40-2 reefer car are true 1/87 scale models of North American freight cars. Abundantly detailed with separate grab irons, steps, hatches, and brake wheels ensure that these models will hold up to even the most discriminating eye. Outfitted with smooth-rolling trucks and Kadee couplers make them a favorite of operators who enjoy long consists of colorful liveries, each available in multiple car numbers. FEATURES
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Hurry Before They're Gone, Just Five Or Fewer Of These HO Scale Items Remain In StockDecember 23, 2020 - Each week, M.T.H. releases product lists spotlighting quantities of Five Or Fewer HO Scale items that are remaining in our onhand inventory. In many cases, these items will NOT be re-run in the future and these lists could be your last chance for ordering them before they're GONE FOR GOOD. Don't miss out on these items! Click on the product line link below and then any item number in the corresponding list to purchase that item from the M.T.H. Online Store or order directly from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer. Fourth Archive Auction ScheduledCabin Fever Auctions will be conducting the fourth of several auctions of the official M.T.H. Archive Collection from M.T.H.'s 124,000 sq. ft. Maryland warehouse. The fourth auction is December 30, 2020, and can be previewed online by visiting the auction preview listing. www.CabinFeverAuctions.com |
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