N ScaleThis 40’ Wood-Sheathed Reefers are painted brown with yellow sides and run on Bettendorf trucks. This colorful billboard scheme painted by Curtiss Candy Company promoted their Baby Ruth Gum and Baby Ruth Candy brands. Baby Ruth was acquired by Nabisco® in 1981 and then Nabisco® sold their Curtiss brands to Nestlé® in 1990...
N ScaleThis 40’ Wood-Sheathed Reefer is painted red with yellow lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. This colorful billboard scheme painted by Curtiss Candy Company promoted their Baby Ruth Candy brands. Baby Ruth was acquired by Nabisco® in 1981and then Nabisco® sold their Curtiss brands to Nestlé® in 1990...
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This 36’ wood-sheathed reefer with truss rod underframe is painted brown with yellow sides and runs on Arch Bar trucks. This colorful scheme had the typical Baby Ruth logo on the right with the Curtiss president’s signature, the ‘crooked arrow’ across the door, and boasted a daily capacity of 7.5 million Baby Ruth candy bars!
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This 36’ wood-sheathed reefer with truss rod underframe is brown with yellow decorated sides and runs on Arch Bar trucks. This colorful billboard scheme has the typical Baby Ruth® logo on the right with the Curtiss president’s signature and boasted a daily capacity of 7.5 million Baby Ruth® candy bars!
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This 39’ single dome tank car is painted white with red letteirng and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Leased from North American this tank car was probably used to transport bulk corn syrup or other liquid sweetener.
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This 36’ wood sheathed ice reefer with truss rods is owned by North American Despatch and was painted brown with yellow sides and ran on Bettendorf trucks. This colorful scheme had the typical Baby Ruth® logo on the right with the Curtiss president’s signature. Several Curtiss candies are advertised on this car, including Butterfinger®.
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N Scale
This 36’ wood-sheathed reefer with truss rod underframe is painted brown with yellow sides and runs on Arch Bar trucks. This colorful scheme had the typical Baby Ruth logo on the right with the Curtiss president’s signature, the ‘crooked arrow’ across the door, and boasted a daily capacity of 7.5 million Baby Ruth candy bars!
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This 40’ Wood-Sheathed Reefer is painted red with yellow lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. This colorful billboard scheme painted by Curtiss Candy Company promoted their Baby Ruth Candy brands. It is similar to another Baby Ruth scheme, but does not have the words “Good Candy”. Baby Ruth was acquired by Nabisco® in 1981 and then Nabisco® sold their Curtiss brands to Nestlé® in 1990.
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