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WFEX 68400 to 68649 Fourty foot steel reefer cars in three date correct paint schemes - HO Scale
Add some color to your 1949 to 1974 freight trains! The GNRHS Company Store is offering HO scale models of refrigerator cars WFEX 68400 to 68649 in three correct paint schemes typical of their time. These custom painted models by Accurail are excellent representations of cars WFEX 68400 to 68649 built by Pacific Car and Foundry in 1949, the last hinged door, ice cooled refrigerator cars purchased by WFE. First is the as built scheme with optic style lettering, boxcar red roof, ends, yellow sides and kickplates below the door, black hardware including fan generator housing at BL and AR corners above the...
ACCURAIL 100 TON 2970 CUBIC FOOT ACF COVERED HOPPER CARS, BIG SKY BLUE
Our Accurail model is numbered in series GN 173800-999, the 200-car lot of 1966-67. GN cars had the ‘phase I’ body style with a stiffening rib along the upper portion of the car side, and carried 30-inch round roof hatches. They were purchased to haul cement, bentonite clay, and silica sand. Cement is a binder that sets, hardens, and adheres to other materials to bind them together. The most common type, Portland cement is very dense, weighing 85 pounds per cubic foot. Significant volumes of cement were moving at the time to support Department of Defense contracts for air fields and...
RS327 is now FREE!
RS 327 entitled 'Great Northern Research References' a list of articles about the Great Northern Railway available on the Internet is now FREE. It is a source for authors of Reference Sheets, and non-authors may use it for their information.
LARRY FISHER ART SALE
Was a Larry Fisher art piece not found among your Christmas gifts? The Great Northern Railway Historical Society is offering you an opportunity to own artist Larry Fisher's amazing fine art prints 'Picking up Orders at Karlsruhe', 'The Builder Rattles Aylmer' and 'The Empire Builder' all signed and numbered by Larry Fisher. These fine images will add Mid-Century Great Northern Railway style to your home or hobby room. Save 20% off all Larry Fisher art prints through March 31. Find them now at the GNRHS Company Store. Look for 'Art & Specialty Items' under the catalog tab. Use the Discount...
Alco RS-3 Pre-order window extended
Bowser has extended the pre-order period to January 31, 2024 on their model of Great Northern's Alco RS-3 engines. With the pre-order program you pay 5% down plus shipping and applicable sales tax now, with the balance charged to your card when we have product on hand, now projected to be December 2024.