This item is a HO scale Wabash REX #969 GACX Wood Reefer with Bolted Pedestal Truck (932-5476) by Walthers. Wooden express reefers were a fixture of America's long-distance passenger trains from the late ‘20s to the ‘60s. Hustling perishables to distant markets, they also carried mail, packages and nonperishable items.

Easily identified by their unique shape and paint schemes, the cars also had heavy steel underframes, special trucks, brake gear, steam lines and signal equipment needed for passenger service.

These Walthers models are faithful replicas of the General American Express Reefers seen on virtually every railroad and look great running with streamlined or heavyweight cars. Factory assembled and finely detailed, each model features Pullman or GSC trucks as appropriate for each road name.

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