QUOTE: Originally posted by alco_fan Pacific Fruit Express (I assume you mean) provided reefers for those two roads and the Western Pacific. But they would be found anywhere in the country in interchange. That's how the oranges loaded in So Cal get to Philadelphia, being delivered by the Pennsy, for example. So you might see PFE reefers on any railroad, but they were owned by PFE, which had agreements to provide the reefers for SP/UP/WP. PFE in turn was owned by SP/UP. Is that what you mean? Jon
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QUOTE: Originally posted by ericsp WP came late and left early in regards to PFE. Whether or not WP was part of PFE depends on the era. Signature Press has a book about Pacific Fruit Express. If you really want to know about PFE I suggest it, although it is $75.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by Jetrock One thing to not worry about: PFE reefers spent more of their time off their home roads than on them, so don't worry about whether the roadname of the reefer car matches your road or even your region of the country. They were PFE property, and as long as they were carrying fruit & veggies to market (or going back to get more) they didn't much care what part of the country they were in at the time...
QUOTE: Originally posted by twhite If you're looking for some WP PFE reefers, Accurail, Red Caboose and Athearn have all produced kits for them. Microscale also has decals for the WP cars, in case you want to convert some of your existing reefers. Just remember that if you want to be prototypical, WP never had any steel PFE reefers, just the wood ones. But they look really cool with that rectangular "Feather River" logo. Tom [:P][:P]