S-Helper Service North Western Refrigerator Line (NWX) Wood Sheathed (Ice) Refrigerator Cars

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

American Car and Foundry (ACF)

Car Type:

wood sheathed (ice)

Year/Era:

1926

Length:

40'

Volume:

1944cuft

Car Owner:

North Western Refrigerator Line (NWX)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00493

Additional IDs:

00494, 00684

Gauge:

Year Introduced:

2000

Road Number(s):

3186, 3759, 4623

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Product Notes:

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Notes:

There are slight variations between these cars produced, so using this you can tell which car is which (if they have been removed from their original boxes):
#3186, SHS #00493, sold stand-alone: green ladder, brown brakewheel, white reporting marks on ends.
#3759, SHS #00494, sold stand-alone, green ladder, brown brakewheel, white reporting marks on ends.
#4623, SHS #00684 (set) black ladder, green brakewheel, yellow reporting marks.
#3186, SHS #00684 (set) black ladder, green brakewheel, yellow reporting marks.
#3759, SHS #00684 (set) black ladder, green brakewheel, yellow reporting marks.
The set #00684 was released in 2001.

If you want additional road numbers, check out the Hoquat Hobbies run that SHS did, SHS #01607 and SHS #01608.

Stand-alone version.

Set version. Photo is slightly out of focus.

The three-car set.

Shows the color difference between the lettering on the ends; left is SHS #00684 and right is SHS #00494.