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4. Pacific Rust Express! Certainly is safe for hauling tetanus shots and
not much else. Around the late 1980s and into the 1990s, this was
a reality for the once-great PFE fleet. A former Penn Central boxcar,
Conrail X-72 269369, shows off its many miles of grime from the long
trip out west.
The PFE is an Athearn blue box 57’ mechanical reefer and the CR box-
car is a Life-Like trainset car. Chris Palomarez modified and weathered
the cars. On the CR box he experimented using a darker brown to force
shadows and give the appearance of undulating sides.
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