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lettering set for Santa Fe’s Rr-W thru 4 refrigerator cars

Part Number: SFRD Rr-W/4

Price: $8.50
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In 1902 the Santa Fe incorporated the Santa Fe Refrigerator District (Dispatch) with 2,546 cars, to compete with the newly formed UP/SP Pacific Fruit Express system By 1930 the fleet reached 18,500 cars in total. In 1918 the Santa Fe adopted the USRA design for the following refrigerator cars, receiving 10,500 (Rr-W thru Rr-4) as follows: 

Series 12951-14200, 1,250 cars, American Car & Foundry, Lot 8877, delivered April 1920 - Class Rr-W (4’ herald and No. 5 ventilator hood) * 
Series 14201-15400, 1,250 cars, Haskell & Barker, delivered 1920 - Class Rr-W (4’ herald and No. 5 ventilator hood) * 
Series 15451-16700, 1,250 cars, American Car & Foundry, Lot 8877, delivered 1922 - Class Rr-X (3’ herald) 
Series 16701-17950, 1,250 cars, Pullman Car Manufacturing Co, Lot , delivered 1922 - Class Rr-X (3’ herald) 
Series 17951-18950, 1,000 cars, American Car & Foundry, Lot 9448, delivered October 1923 - Class Rr-Y (3’ herald) Series 18951-19950, 1,000 cars, Pullman Car Manufacturing Co, Lot , delivered 1923 - Class Rr-Y (3’ herald) 
Series 19951-20950, 1,000 cars, Pullman Car Manufacturing Co, Lot , delivered 1924 - Class Rr-2 (there was no Class Rr-1) 
Series 20951-21950, 1,000 cars, American Car & Foundry, Lot , delivered October 1924 - Class Rr-2 
Series 21951-22450, 500 cars, American Car & Foundry, Lot , delivered 1925 - Class Rr-3 
Series 22451-22950, 500 cars, American Car & Foundry, Lot 111, delivered April 1926 - Class Rr-4 
Series 22951-23450, 500 cars, American Car & Foundry, Lot , delivered 1926 - Class Rr-4 * hatch cover hoods were a Santa Fe design modifying the Bohn patent 

Paint & Lettering: Between 1910 and 1929, sides painted Santa Fe reefer yellow/orange, mineral brown ends and roof. Underbody and brake equipment, door toe kick, hinges, corner straps (add with Archer decals), and truck side frames coated with black car cement. Beginning in 1930 and subsequent repaints, saw sides as well as ends Santa Fe reefer yellow/orange. For1939 repaints and subsequent, ends and roof were black and the new curved, then straight map and slogans began to be applied to these cars. 

Decal set designed and created at Protocraft Decals 
Printed by Microscale Industries 

For a comprehensive study of the Santa Fe’s USRA design wood reefers, see SFMO Vol Two “Refrigerator Cars 1884-1979” pages 79-103 



Background color shown above is not included in decal sheet




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