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Overview
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. In 1932, Pfaudler and
General American merged and became the General American Pfaudler
Corporation. Reporting marks became G.P.E.X. instead of the
earlier G.A.R.E. of General American.
According
to the General American Car Company brochure of 1928 these
cars are used for:
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Transporting whole sweet milk from country receiving plants
to city distribution plants.
- Hauling
concentrated milk from “feeder” plants to main
condensing plants for “finishing off” the product.
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Shipping sweet cream from rich dairying sections to the
metropolitan markets.
- Transporting
ice cream “mix” from the milk producing regions
to the city plants for freezing.
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Transporting skim milk from country plants to various users.
General
American cited a number of advantages that this design had
over the traditional “milk can” cars:
Loading
Advantages and Savings:
- Milk is loaded directly from the cooler
to the car through sanitary piping.
- Can
washing is eliminated.
- Avoids
spillage which is incurred in can shipping.
- Elimination
of cans reduces investment.
- Labor
is reduced in every step of loading and unloading.
- No
icing is necessary, eliminating cost of ice and labor.
- One
refrigerator milk car has a capacity equal to three of the
usual milk can cars.
- Eliminates
losses due to frozen milk adhering to sides of cans in severe
winter weather.
- There
is approximately one fifth the surface in a refrigerator
milk car as compared to cans required to carry a like amount.
Consequently, the adherage of milk in refrigerator cars
is but a negligible fraction of the usual loss in cans.
Quality
and Safety
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Authorities agree that glass lined receptacles
are ideal for storing or shipping human foods. Quality is
maintained.
- Bacteria
count is controlled, not merely influenced as under the
old transportation methods.
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Average variation of temperature of milk in transit, has
been negligible during periods as great as one hundred hours
under the most severe climatic conditions.
Economic
Advantages
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Dairy products can be shipped distances
many times greater than under the old methods.
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Dairying regions are benefited because the output of the
producers is maintained at higher quality in shipment and
this is reflected in their financial returns.
- Because
of the money savings and improvement in quality of product
through use of the refrigerator milk car, the dairy industry
profits. The benefits are cumulative.
A
most interesting and informative article on milk cars was
written by Bob Schleicher and published in the August 2005
issue of "Railmodel Journal" magazine.
Pre-production photo of N-scale model
Key
Model Features
- Fully
assembled and ready to operate
- Separately
applied brake wheel
- Screw
mounted trucks for accurate tracking
- Truck
mounted magnetically operated knuckle couplers
- Plastic
wheels
Beginning
with the fourth release:
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Packed
in new jewel box
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McHenry™
N-scale knuckle spring coupler
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Sixth
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Part #: Ath-23672 - Bellows Falls (MTC) [Built 1926] - Road #: 1837 - Pfaudler 40’ Milk Car - New Road Number
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#: Ath-23673 - Bellows Falls (MTC) [Built 1926] - Road #: 1844 - Pfaudler 40’ Milk Car - New Road Number
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#: Ath-23674 - Bellows Falls (MTC) [Built 1926] - Road #: 1852 - Pfaudler 40’ Milk Car - New Road Number
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#: Ath-23675 - Borden's (BFIX) - Road #: 521 - Pfaudler 40’ Milk Car - New Road Number
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#: Ath-23676 - Borden's (BFIX) - Road #: 523 - Pfaudler 40’ Milk Car - New Road Number
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#: Ath-23677 - Borden's (BFIX) - Road #: 524 - Pfaudler 40’ Milk Car - New Road Number
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#: Ath-23678 - Dairymen's League (GARE) [BLT 9-27] - Road #: 776 - Pfaudler 40’ Milk Car - New Road Number
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#: Ath-23679 - Dairymen's League (GARE) [BLT 9-27] - Road #: 780 - Pfaudler 40’ Milk Car - New Road Number
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#: Ath-23680 - Dairymen's League (GARE) [BLT 9-27] - Road #: 785 - Pfaudler 40’ Milk Car - New Road Number
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#: Ath-23681 - Hood's (GPEX) - Road #: 502 - Pfaudler 40’ Milk Car - New Road Number
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#: Ath-23682 - Hood's (GPEX) - Road #: 504 - Pfaudler 40’ Milk Car - New Road Number
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#: Ath-23683 - Hood's (GPEX) - Road #: 505 - Pfaudler 40’ Milk Car - New Road Number
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Fifth
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#: Ath-23612 - Alderney Dairy - Road #: 102 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car
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#: Ath-23613 - Alderney Dairy - Road #: 105 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car
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#: Ath-23614 - Borden's - Road #: 504 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car
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#: Ath-23615 - Borden's - Road #: 507 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car
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#: Ath-23616 - Bowman's Dairy - Road #: 116 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car
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#: Ath-23617 - Bowman's Dairy - Road #: 124 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car
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#: Ath-23618 - Hood's (Version 1) - Road #: 202 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car
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#: Ath-23619 - Hood's (Version 1) - Road #: 205 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car
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#: Ath-23620 - Pfaudler - Road #: 503 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car
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#: Ath-23621 - Pfaudler - Road #: 504 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car
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#: Ath-23622 - Reid Ice Cream - Road #: 101 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car Click
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#: Ath-23623 - Reid Ice Cream - Road #: 105 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car
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Fourth
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#: Ath-11637 - Bellows Falls Creamery "Brookside" - Road #: 1834 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car
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#: Ath-11638 - Bellows Falls Creamery "Brookside" - Road #: 1857 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car
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#: Ath-11639 - Boston & Maine - Road #: 1923 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car
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#: Ath-11640 - Boston & Maine - Road #: 1927 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car
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#: Ath-11641 - Bowman's (Version 2) - Road #: 114 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car
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#: Ath-11642 - Bowman's (Version 2) - Road #: 138 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car
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#: Ath-11643 - Canadian National - Road #: 11521 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car
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#: Ath-11644 - Canadian National - Road #: 11526 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car
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#: Ath-11645 - Central Vermont - Road #: 547 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car
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#: Ath-11646 - Central Vermont - Road #: 548 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car |
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#: Ath-11647 - Hood's (Version 3) - Road #: 812 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car
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#: Ath-11648 - Hood's (Version 3) - Road #: 815 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car
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Third
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Part #: Ath-11625 - A&P "The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co." - Road #: 735 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car
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Part #: Ath-11626 - A&P "The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co." - Road #: 737 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car |
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Part #: Ath-11627 - Dairymen's League - Road #: 779 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car Click
photo to see large view |
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Part #: Ath-11628 - Diarymen's League - Road #: 782 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car |
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Part #: Ath-11629 - Merkle Dairy - Road #: 743 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car Click photo to see large view |
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Part #: Ath-11630 - Merkle Dairy - Road #: 747 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car |
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Part #: Ath-11631 - New England Creamery - Road #: 784 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car Click
photo to see large view |
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Part #: Ath-11632 - New England Creamery - Road #: 786 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car |
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Part #: Ath-11633 - Renken's Milk - Road #: 756 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car Click
photo to see large view |
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Part #: Ath-11634 - Renken's Milk - Road #: 753 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car |
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Part #: Ath-11635 - Seminole Milk - Road #: 700 - Pfaudler 40' Milk Car Click
photo to see large view |
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Part #: Ath-11636 - Seminole Milk - Road #: 702 - Pfaudler
40' Milk Car |
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Second
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Part #: Ath-11613 - Abbotts - Road #: 10 - Pfaudler
40' Milk Car Click
photo to see large view |
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Part #: Ath-11614 - Abbotts - Road #: 12 - Pfaudler
40' Milk Car |
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Part #: Ath-11615 - Borden's - Road #: 520 - Pfaudler
40' Milk Car
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Part #: Ath-11616 - Borden's - Road #: 522 - Pfaudler
40' Milk Car |
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Part #: Ath-11617 - Carling Brewery - Road #: 723 - Pfaudler
40' Milk Car
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Part #: Ath-11618 - Carling Brewery - Road #: 725 - Pfaudler
40' Milk Car |
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Part #: Ath-11619 - Cloverland Dairy - Road #: 101 - Pfaudler
40' Milk Car
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photo to see large view |
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Part #: Ath-11620 - Cloverland Dairy - Road #: 102 - Pfaudler
40' Milk Car |
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Part #: Ath-11621 - Fairfield Farms - Road #: 103 - Pfaudler
40' Milk Car
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Part #: Ath-11622 - Fairfield Farms - Road #: 104 - Pfaudler
40' Milk Car |
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Part #: Ath-11623 - Hood's - Road #: 501 - Pfaudler
40' Milk Car
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Part #: Ath-11624 - Hood's - Road #: 503 - Pfaudler
40' Milk Car |
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First
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Part #: Ath-11601 Alderney Dairy - Road #: 101 - Pfaudler
40' Milk Car
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to see large view |
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Part #: Ath-11602 - Alderney Dairy - Road #: 106 - Pfaudler
40' Milk Car
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Part #: Ath-11603 - Borden's - Road #: 505 - Pfaudler
40' Milk Car
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Part #: Ath-11604 - Borden's - Road #: 506 - Pfaudler
40' Milk Car
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Part #: Ath-11605 - Bowman Dairy - Road #: 117 - Pfaudler
40' Milk Car
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Part #: Ath-11606 - Bowman Dairy - Road #: 125 - Pfaudler
40' Milk Car
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Part #: Ath-11607 - Hood's Dairy - Road #: 201 - Pfaudler
40' Milk Car
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Part #: Ath-11608 - Hood's Dairy - Road #: 204 - Pfaudler
40' Milk Car
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Part #: Ath-11609 - Pfaudler - Road #: 501 - Pfaudler
40' Milk Car
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Part #: Ath-11610 - Pfaudler - Road #: 502 - Pfaudler
40' Milk Car
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Part #: Ath-11611 - Reid Ice Cream - Road #: 103 - Pfaudler
40' Milk Car
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to see large view |
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Part #: Ath-11612 - Reid Ice Cream - Road #: 106 - Pfaudler
40' Milk Car |
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Stock Checks:
Inventory is a fluid commodity. It changes by the
hour (sometimes by the minute). To retain our pricing structure
we maintain stock levels designed to turnover 6 times each
year. We cannot guarantee stock status till we have an order
in hand. All product is subject to prior sale. If we confirm
that we have it, and, while we are waiting for the order
it sells, you would be upset that we did not hold it.
We used to hold items but learned a VERY EXPENSIVE lesson.
When we held items for customers’ orders, the order
never materialized 80%+ of the time. We lost out on
the orders placed while the item was on hold. Also
we wasted staff time that could have been used to pull actual
orders.
Since we are well known for finding older stock the fact
that it may not be on our shelves at this minute does not
mean we can’t get it. So, as we spell out on our terms
pages, we don’t do it anymore. You may, however, call in and we will tell you if the items
are available and if possible attempt to locate what we
don’t have while you are on the phone. |
Last Update by: GJC |
Friday, June 14, 2019 12:59 PM |
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