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Athearn 24036 N Scale 40′ Pfaudler Milk Car Merkle GARE 748

Name: Athearn 24036 N Scale 40' Pfaudler Milk Car Merkle GARE 748
SKU: A7721869443285
Price: 23.99 USD
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Original price was: $29.99.Current price is: $23.99.

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SKU: A7721869443285 Category: Milk Car

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Athearn 24036 N Scale 40′ Pfaudler Milk Car Merkle GARE 748

In the 1920’s. the Pfaudler Company and General American Car Company manufactured hundreds of wood sheathed. insulated milk cars. Designed as bulk milk carriers. the cars were built around two 6.000-gallon glass lined tanks and a brine cooling system designed to keep the milk at a constant 38 degrees Fahrenheit. Riding on passenger car trucks. these unique cars were often painted Pullman green to match the passenger cars of the era. The special purpose Pfaudler Cars hauled bulk milk shipments well into the 1950’s.

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