Fruit Growers Express (FGE) was a railroad refrigerator car leasing company that began as a produce-hauling subsidiary of Armour and Company's private refrigerator car line. Armour controlled both the packing operations and the transport insulated railroad car line, and its customers had complained they were overcharged.

Rapido is pleased to announce the all-new model of the signature PRR/FGE R7 reefer in HO scale. These cars feature state-of-the-art tooling with separate grabs, crisp and accurate details and correct PRR class 2D-F1 arch-bar and 2D-F8 cast trucks with free-rolling turned metal wheelsets, both KD- and AB-brake components, as well as two distinct ...

57’ MECHANICAL REEFER FEATURES: Available with onboard SoundTraxx sound; Scaled from prototype manufacturer’s drawings and field measurements; Repaints often vary by road number in the size and style of the reporting marks, car numbers and patch shapes; See-through protective screens on the reefer end; End wall corrugation visible inside

Apr 24, 2018 · Athearn has done an excellent job of producing a 3rd generation rolling stock model at a reasonable price. The prototype is the FGE (Fruit Growers Express) 57 foot (50 usable) mechanical reefer, which was developed in the early 1970s by FGE.

Following the success of the X23 boxcar design, the Pennsylvania Railroad built over 3,500 cars in a reefer configuration designated as the R7. This fleet of reefers was built between 1914 and 1915 for the Pennsylvania Railroad and its subsidiary lines.

Rapido is pleased to announce the all-new model of the signature PRR/FGE R7 reefer in HO scale. These cars feature state-of-the-art tooling with separate grabs, crisp and accurate details and correct PRR class 2D-F1 arch-bar and 2D-F8 cast trucks with free-rolling turned metal wheelsets, both KD- and AB-brake components, as well as two distinct ...

Fruit Growers Express owned the largest fleet of reefers in the East. FGE was owned by a group of ten railroads with Atlantic Coast Line and Southern being two of the largest original owners. Many of FGE cars were built at its Jacksonville Shops including these 57’ …

Shop Freight Cars like the HO FGE 57' Mechanical Reefer with Sound, SFLC #2574 by Athearn from our collection of N scale and HO scale model trains.

Many of FGE cars were built at its Jacksonville Shops, including these 57’ smooth-side mechanical reefers. Features: Scaled from prototype manufacturer’s drawings and field measurements

We’re in search of walk-around prototype images for the unique “Solid Clod” 57’ FGE Mechanical Reefer. The only photo we’ve been able to find was taken from a distance in a snowstorm.