GHQ Models - ZM18 - Reefer, Ice, Steel - Canadian Northern - CNR 8-Hatch Reefer Kits

Specific Item Information: Each kit includes materials for 3 cars: • 3 x undecorated body shells • 1 x brass photo etching with roof walks, stirrups, two types of brake wheels, charcoal heater supports, and tack boards (in case you want to change the cast-on tack board locations) • 3 x pewter under frames (with a cast on charcoal heater and brake details) • 1 x custom decal set for four complete cars (in steam-era schemes B and C) Also required to complete the 3 cars, (but not included) • 3 x pairs of Bettendorf trucks (Micro-Trains [MT] #1000s, now #003 02 026 or Atlas 50-ton #22051)

Prototype History: Not all steel reefers contained mechanical refrigeration units. Although today we expect that a modern reefer contain an air conditioning unit to be integral to the car design, this was not always true. There was a period following the second world war when the cost of steel was cheap but the cost of a refrigeration unit was high. Early mechanical refrigeration units were unreliable, noisy, expensive and costly to maintain, and for the early post-war years many railroads continued to use ice for refrigeration even though the technology for mechanical refrigeration was possible.

In the post-WWII period, steel once again became readily available and the railroads rapidly replaced their aging fleets of wood reefers with newly constructed steel cars. Among the more common steel reefers for meat and other perishable commodities were those built by URTX. These cars had a horizontal rivet strip along the middle of each side, improved Dreadnaught ends and diagonal-panel roofs.

From Wikipedia and other sources

Road Name History: CNoR was established in 1899 to consolidate the Manitoba railroad holdings of Sir William Mackenzie and Sir Donald Mann. CNoR would ultimately expand their line from Quebec City, Quebec (as well as southern Ontario and Nova Scotia) west to Ottawa, Ontario; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Edmonton, Alberta; and finally Vancouver, British Columbia. The golden spike was driven in 1915. With insufficient revenue to cover the construction debt, CNoR was nationalized in 1918 and combined with Canadian Government Railways to form Canadian National. CNoR formally ceased to exist in 1923.

Brand/Importer Information: GHQ has been a leader in the fine scale model industry since 1967. Over the years, we have dabbled in various model railroading projects. In 1993, we made a concerted effort to enter the N-Scale market. Our first offering was a Mi-Jack straddle crane. From there we went on to produce the finest line of N-Scale vehicles ever made.

Our vehicles have received glowing reviews from many model railroading magazines, including Model Railroader, N-Scale, Model Railroad News, Railmodel Journal, Model Railroading, and Railroad Model Craftsman.

All of the kits that you see listed on our website are available, but these kits are not in constant production. When overall customer interest on kits wanes, those items will be pulled. So, if you see something that you want, buy while it is available.

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