Rivet Counter HO Scale Trinity 82' 7883 Mechanical Reefer, BNSF/Roofline Icicles/Late Thermo King, BNSF 793273 (Weathered)
Weathered ScaleTrains Rivet Counter HO Scale 82’ 7883 Reefer for BNSF featuring graffiti decals and FRA yellow reflective tape from Fusion Scale Graphics.
Road Number Specific ScaleTrains
All-new model
Era: 2005 to present
Series BNSF 793000 to 793809; built 2:2001-9:2002
Fully-assembled
Multiple road numbers
82’ 7883 cubic foot smooth side body
12’ plug door with recessed tops section and molded door rods and door handle
Late Thermo King refrigeration unit
Cylindrical Refrigeration unit fuel tank
Intricate A end refrigeration unit access platform with photo-etched metal platform deck
Fuel tank end cage with separate plastic frame and wire grabirons
Smooth roof
Underbody brake rigging and components located specifically to match the 7883 cubic foot car
Factory-applied ladders, metal grab irons, coupler cut levers, and trainline hoses with silver gladhands
Brake wheel, stand, and chain
Brake plumbing with separate air reservoir, control valve, and retainer valve plus separately applied wireform plumbing including trainline pipe with brackets
Photo-etched stainless-steel see-through Morton (stamped round hole) coupler crossover platform on B end of car
ASF Ride Control trucks with finely rendered raised foundry data
36” machined metal wheels
Body-mounted semi-scale standard Type E knuckle couplers – Micro-Trains compatible
Printing and lettering legible even under magnification
FRA-224 yellow conspicuity stripes
Weighted to Industry standards for reliable operation
Operates on Code 55 and 80 rail
Clear jewel box packaging safely stores model
Minimum radius: 10”
Recommended radius: 11”
Prototype History
Operating an outdated fleet of 1960s and 1970s built reefers that were reaching their age limits (and were technologically obsolete), BNSF turned to Trinity Railcar for a modern reefer. In 2001, Trinity built 810 reefers with a 7883 cubic foot capacity. Another group followed in 2003 with internal modifications that gave them a 7711 cubic foot capacity. Both groups of cars were 82’ long and 17’ tall. One of several commercial refrigeration unit types, along with a 300-gallon fuel tank, were mounted outside the car body on the A-end. Heavy insulation lined the inside of the car body. Another 250 of the 7711 cubic foot cars was built for JR Simplot with JRSX reporting marks.
These modern reefers handle the same types of loads their ice-bunker and mechanical predecessors hauled. The hotshot BNSF intermodal from the San Joaquin Valley to Chicago usually has a block of these reefers on the head-end, just as the earlier versions of the same trains had on the Santa Fe since the 1960s. Others handle frozen potato products from Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington over the former Northern Pacific and Great Northern lines. The JRSX cars also handle frozen potatoes from the same areas, usually routed over Canadian Pacific. Although most of the fresh meat traffic has left the rails, BNSF is still using the Trinity reefers to haul meat to the Port of Los Angeles for export to Asia. In addition to these specific usages, the BNSF Trinity reefers can be found in almost any BNSF manifest train as well as on any of the major railroads in the United States.
Weathered ScaleTrains Rivet Counter HO Scale 82’ 7883 Reefer for BNSF featuring graffiti decals and FRA yellow reflective tape from Fusion Scale Graphics.
Road Number Specific ScaleTrains
All-new model
Era: 2005 to present
Series BNSF 793000 to 793809; built 2:2001-9:2002
Fully-assembled
Multiple road numbers
82’ 7883 cubic foot smooth side body
12’ plug door with recessed tops section and molded door rods and door handle
Late Thermo King refrigeration unit
Cylindrical Refrigeration unit fuel tank
Intricate A end refrigeration unit access platform with photo-etched metal platform deck
Fuel tank end cage with separate plastic frame and wire grabirons
Smooth roof
Underbody brake rigging and components located specifically to match the 7883 cubic foot car
Factory-applied ladders, metal grab irons, coupler cut levers, and trainline hoses with silver gladhands
Brake wheel, stand, and chain
Brake plumbing with separate air reservoir, control valve, and retainer valve plus separately applied wireform plumbing including trainline pipe with brackets
Photo-etched stainless-steel see-through Morton (stamped round hole) coupler crossover platform on B end of car
ASF Ride Control trucks with finely rendered raised foundry data
36” machined metal wheels
Body-mounted semi-scale standard Type E knuckle couplers – Micro-Trains compatible
Printing and lettering legible even under magnification
FRA-224 yellow conspicuity stripes
Weighted to Industry standards for reliable operation
Operates on Code 55 and 80 rail
Clear jewel box packaging safely stores model
Minimum radius: 10”
Recommended radius: 11”
Prototype History
Operating an outdated fleet of 1960s and 1970s built reefers that were reaching their age limits (and were technologically obsolete), BNSF turned to Trinity Railcar for a modern reefer. In 2001, Trinity built 810 reefers with a 7883 cubic foot capacity. Another group followed in 2003 with internal modifications that gave them a 7711 cubic foot capacity. Both groups of cars were 82’ long and 17’ tall. One of several commercial refrigeration unit types, along with a 300-gallon fuel tank, were mounted outside the car body on the A-end. Heavy insulation lined the inside of the car body. Another 250 of the 7711 cubic foot cars was built for JR Simplot with JRSX reporting marks.
These modern reefers handle the same types of loads their ice-bunker and mechanical predecessors hauled. The hotshot BNSF intermodal from the San Joaquin Valley to Chicago usually has a block of these reefers on the head-end, just as the earlier versions of the same trains had on the Santa Fe since the 1960s. Others handle frozen potato products from Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington over the former Northern Pacific and Great Northern lines. The JRSX cars also handle frozen potatoes from the same areas, usually routed over Canadian Pacific. Although most of the fresh meat traffic has left the rails, BNSF is still using the Trinity reefers to haul meat to the Port of Los Angeles for export to Asia. In addition to these specific usages, the BNSF Trinity reefers can be found in almost any BNSF manifest train as well as on any of the major railroads in the United States.
Weathered ScaleTrains Rivet Counter HO Scale 82’ 7883 Reefer for BNSF featuring graffiti decals and FRA yellow reflective tape from Fusion Scale Graphics.
Road Number Specific ScaleTrains
All-new model
Era: 2005 to present
Series BNSF 793000 to 793809; built 2:2001-9:2002
Fully-assembled
Multiple road numbers
82’ 7883 cubic foot smooth side body
12’ plug door with recessed tops section and molded door rods and door handle
Late Thermo King refrigeration unit
Cylindrical Refrigeration unit fuel tank
Intricate A end refrigeration unit access platform with photo-etched metal platform deck
Fuel tank end cage with separate plastic frame and wire grabirons
Smooth roof
Underbody brake rigging and components located specifically to match the 7883 cubic foot car
Factory-applied ladders, metal grab irons, coupler cut levers, and trainline hoses with silver gladhands
Brake wheel, stand, and chain
Brake plumbing with separate air reservoir, control valve, and retainer valve plus separately applied wireform plumbing including trainline pipe with brackets
Photo-etched stainless-steel see-through Morton (stamped round hole) coupler crossover platform on B end of car
ASF Ride Control trucks with finely rendered raised foundry data
36” machined metal wheels
Body-mounted semi-scale standard Type E knuckle couplers – Micro-Trains compatible
Printing and lettering legible even under magnification
FRA-224 yellow conspicuity stripes
Weighted to Industry standards for reliable operation
Operates on Code 55 and 80 rail
Clear jewel box packaging safely stores model
Minimum radius: 10”
Recommended radius: 11”
Prototype History
Operating an outdated fleet of 1960s and 1970s built reefers that were reaching their age limits (and were technologically obsolete), BNSF turned to Trinity Railcar for a modern reefer. In 2001, Trinity built 810 reefers with a 7883 cubic foot capacity. Another group followed in 2003 with internal modifications that gave them a 7711 cubic foot capacity. Both groups of cars were 82’ long and 17’ tall. One of several commercial refrigeration unit types, along with a 300-gallon fuel tank, were mounted outside the car body on the A-end. Heavy insulation lined the inside of the car body. Another 250 of the 7711 cubic foot cars was built for JR Simplot with JRSX reporting marks.
These modern reefers handle the same types of loads their ice-bunker and mechanical predecessors hauled. The hotshot BNSF intermodal from the San Joaquin Valley to Chicago usually has a block of these reefers on the head-end, just as the earlier versions of the same trains had on the Santa Fe since the 1960s. Others handle frozen potato products from Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington over the former Northern Pacific and Great Northern lines. The JRSX cars also handle frozen potatoes from the same areas, usually routed over Canadian Pacific. Although most of the fresh meat traffic has left the rails, BNSF is still using the Trinity reefers to haul meat to the Port of Los Angeles for export to Asia. In addition to these specific usages, the BNSF Trinity reefers can be found in almost any BNSF manifest train as well as on any of the major railroads in the United States.