4900 R-30-4 -5/6 REEFERS, S.P. U.P. PFE 4902 R-30-4 REEFER ORIG. PFE Price: $30.00 Shipping: $0.00 Part Number: 4902 Qty: ERAS: 00s 10s MODELS: cars as built 1909 and as run up to 'teens when received safety appliances. ROADS: S.P. U.P. PFE The second major order of reefers by Pacific Fruit Express, over 6,600 cars were delivered between 1909-13. The new design may be thought of as an R-30-1/2 house (see kit series 1800) sitting on an B-50-6 Bettendorf single I-beam underframe. 500 R-30-4`s were delivered in 1909 with standard roof hatches. The R-30-5 was already designed by this time and 3,021 of that class followed shortly. They differed from the -4 only in the use of Bohn ventilators. The R-30-6 was delivered after the Safety Appliances Act and so had extra grab irons. It also differed from the -5 in having more modern door appliances. The R-30-4 and -5 were quickly upgraded with safety appliances in the `teens. The result of all this is that there are 5 physically different cars representing the 3 classes. We model each one with a separate kit with decal that carry the cars up into the 1920`s. WESTERFIELD 53 RIVER LANE CROSSVILLE, TN 38555 Telephone: 931-484-7233 Fax: 931-484-7233 E-Mail: westerfield@charter.net