The Last Of HO R40-2 Reefer Cars

January 20, 2021 - 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

• Intricately Detailed, Durable ABS Body
• Colorful, Attractive Paint Scheme
• Detailed Undercarriage
• Metal Wheels and Axles
• RP25 Metal Wheels
• Detailed 4-Wheel Trucks
• (2) #158 Scale Kadee Whisker Couplers
• Detailed Brake Wheel
• Separate Metal Handrails
• 1:87 Scale Dimensions
• Unit Measures:6 1/4" x 1 1/2" x 2 1/8"
• Operates On 18" Radius Curves

You can see the cars in action on video by clicking HERE.

Click HERE to learn more about these latest releases.

Fifth Archive Auction Scheduled

Cabin Fever Auctions will be conducting the fifth of a series of auctions of the official M.T.H. Archive Collection from M.T.H.'s 124,000 sq. ft. Maryland warehouse.

The fifth auction is January 30, 2021, and can be previewed online by visiting the auction preview listing.

or call 800-789-5068 or 610-587-8139

Hurry Before They're Gone, Just Five Or Fewer Of These HO Scale Items Remain In Stock

January 20, 2021 - 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.

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