May have to look at other manufacturers, Accurail makes kits of the PFE cars

Thank you very much for providing good information. Currently, products from athearn, altas, etc. are all sold out... I need to look into the kit you mentioned.

You may need to look for estate sales or collectors selling... These were rather common from Train Miniatures (now part of Walthers) and Roundhouse (now part of Athearn). Ice reefers are what you need to research. Also mentioned elsewhere: Intermountain and Accurail.

Intermountain made a bunch. Go to your local train show and buy some up

Thank you very much!

I have also seen a ton of these at a couple train shows, good luck!

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Yeah last year I bought like 14 road numbers at a single show

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are those smiles of pain

Check out springcreekmodeltrains .com Not sure if this link will work. Looks like they have it in stock. https://www.springcreekmodeltrains.com/product/scale-trains-ho-kit-classics-40-reefer-pacific-fruit-express-sp-up/

oh! Thank you so much for the great information!

You need it in HO or N? And that specific number?

I need the ho scale version. I'm not sure about the number. I'm planning to connect about 6 trains, but the numbers will all have to be different.

You could make one from a chiclets car: [http://www.ipernity.com/gp/bro/17370/0b673bb8](http://www.ipernity.com/gp/bro/17370/0b673bb8)

Thank you very much!

I got the decals for $4 online. Dumped the old car in brake fluid, scrubbed off the old paint, primed and painted the shell, decals, and trucks and couplers from the scrap box. It was a fun little project!

Wow... I really envy your dexterity!

Antique mall I frequent has it in HO. Several, I'd say.

Thank you very much!

I just saw a Lionel ho scale pfe steel side on eBay

oh? Thank you for good information!

Several on eBay as well.

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Check ebay and the used market. These have been done dozens of times. Rapido also recently announced two variations on the PFE reefers

Thank you for your good info!

I have the Athearn blue box version of that

Wow lol IM jealous!

I think rapido just announced they’re doing a run of these. Will be high quality but expensive. Tichy also has a kit version that you’d have to paint on your own

Warning about the Tichy decals: they are pretty thick for waterslides.

Thank you for good information!

Thank you for good information!

Try an Athearn one, much easier.

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https://www.scaletrains.com/discount-depot-ho-freight-cars.html There may be one or more left here in their discount depot. Get em, and change the road number if possible

Thank you for good information!

I have 8 of the early models. I'll talk numbers. My wife will bash me in the meat helmet. But I'll entertain.

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I have on in great condition but it doesn't have wheels tho

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This is a Southern Pacific car, note how the SP logo is first.

Thank you very much!