Car Sales

Here is the current offering of cars for sale. Please order directly from the selling organization, using the supplied link. No sales can be made through the Daylight Division website.

The South Bay Historical Railroad Society, Inc. is proud to announce that on November 1, 2005 we celebrated 20 Years of Service to the Community of Santa Clara. To commemorate this event, we are pleased to offer for sale to our neighbors, friends, and members, a pair of specially produced refrigerator car kits.

These HO-scale 40’ reefers, custom-made for us by Accurail, are reminiscent of the billboard reefer era and representative of the refrigerated cars that moved fresh fruits and vegetables from the Santa Clara Depot to markets all over the United States beginning in 1864. Two car numbers are available, 1985 and 2005.

These cars are $12.95 each or the pair for $25.00. Assembly by an SBHRS member is also available for those that prefer a ready-to-run car for an additional cost of $5.00 per car. (NOTE: Kadee couplers not included)

Order SBHRS "20 Years of Service" reefers

Sierra Memories 2008 Convention Car
(Photo taken on Marin Costello's Goshen & Goosechase Shortline Railroad)

This is a model of reefer #1002 operated by the Southern California Edison Company on the San Joaquin and Eastern Railroad. The reefer was used to bring perishable foods to the workers during the construction of Big Creek Dam, the world's largest hydroelectric project in 1912, in the mountains east of Fresno.

Hank Johnston's book, "The Railroad That Lighted Southern California" documents the story of the San Joaquin and Eastern Railroad, one of the most fascinating and crookedest railroads ever built. A photograph of the prototype for the convention car appears on page 124 of the book.

The model is a fully assembled 36' old time reefer (from Roundhouse molds) in a special Athearn Collectible box, with reefer yellow sides and boxcar red roof and ends, and lettered for the Southern California Edison Company. The lettering set was provided courtesy of Russ Clover of Clover House, especially for this project.

The cost will be $25.00, with only 200 cars available, so be sure to order early.

To order, contact Irish Tracklayer

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