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Steel-side classic

By Brian Schmidt | July 15, 2021

| Last updated on August 8, 2025

Steel-side classic

Pacific Fruit Express’s largest class of steel reefers was the 5,000 cars of R-40-23 starting in 1947. They had improved Dreadnaught ends, fans, and steel running boards. Mainline Photos photo

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