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New Reefers from Atlas

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Atlas has announces a new 40’ wood reefer. It’s part of their Master Line and features separately applied details (grab irons, cut bars, etc), full underbody detailing and two different styles of roof hatches. The initial run includes two road numbers each for Fruit Dispatch Company (NRCC*), Narragansett Ale (NBRX), Edelweiss Beer (URT*), Grand Union (QREX*), Tivoli Beer (TUX) and Fruit Growers Express (FGEX). MSRP is $29.95 with an undecorated version for $24.95. Delivery is expected sometime in the 2nd quarter of 2012.

While this is a new car for Atlas, it looks like it’s a ready to run version of the old
Branchline Blueprint ACF/URTX wood reefer kit. However, kudos to Atlas for the new paint schemes.

More Information on the companies:

*NRCC stands for Northern Refrigerator Car Co., URT stands for Union Refrigerator Transit Line and QREX stands for Quaker City Refrigerator Line.

Atlas Announces more 4650 Covered Hoppers and a New 40’ Box Car

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Atlas has more of their Master Line ACF 4650 centerflow hopper cars on the way. The new run has upgraded tooling, featuring a new etched metal roof walk. They’re available undecorated and in Chicago Freight Car Leasing Co./Baymag (CRDX), Excel Railcar (ERCX), General Electric Rail Services Corp./Freeport (ACFX), Kerr McGee (KMCX), Reading Blue Mountain & Northern (RBMT) and Western Pacific (WP). Excel, Freeport and Reading Blue Mountain & Northern each get two numbers, Baymag and Kerr McGcGee each get three numbers and Western Pacific gets four numbers. List price is $34.95 ($28.95 undecorated) and they’re due in the second quarter of 2012.

Atlas also announced a new Master Line 40’ AAR postwar box car. Based on the Branchline kit Atlas recently acquired, these ready to run box cars have six foot doors and separately applied grab irons, ladders and underbody detailing. They’re available undecorated and with three numbers each in Burlington (CB&Q), Canadian National (CN), Erie Lackawanna (EL), Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México (N de M), Spokane Portland & Seattle (SP&S) and Toronto Hamilton & Buffalo (THB). List price is $27.95 ($22.95 undecorated) and they’re also due in the second quarter of 2012.