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40' ARA Steel Reefer
Amercian Refrigerator Transit -CNW/MP (not pictured)
No.2509

40' ARA Steel Reefer
Amercian Refrigerator Transit -WAB/MP 
No.2352
No.2502

40' ARA Steel Reefer
BAR -State of Maine 
No.2541
No.8071

40' ARA Steel Reefer
Cardox Dry Ice 
No.8105

40' ARA Private Owner Steel Reefer
College Foods
No.2534

40' ARA Steel Reefer
Data Only (Reefer Orange) (not pictured)
No.2542

40' ARA Steel Reefer
Data Only (Reefer Yellow) (not pictured)
No.2543

40-foot ARA Steel Reefer
Merchant's Dispatch -Illinois Central
No. 2510

40' ARA Steel Reefer
Mid-States Packers
No.8126

40' ARA Steel Reefer
New York Central -Early Bird
No.2353
No.2503

40' ARA Steel Reefer
Pacific Fruit Express -UP/SP 
No.2351
No.2501

40' ARA Steel Reefer
Pacific Fruit Express 
No.2508

40' ARA Steel Reefer
Pacific Fruit Express (Aluminum) 
No.2512
No.8122

40' ARA Steel Reefer
Patrick Cudahy
No.2380

40' ARA Steel Reefer
Railway Express Agency 
No.2356
No.2505

40' ARA Steel Reefer
Rath Packing Co.
No.

40' ARA Steel Reefer
Raskin Packing 
No. 8101

40' ARA Steel Reefer
Safeway Foods
No.2354

40' ARA Steel Reefer
Santa Fe -Super Chief 
No.2357
No.2506

40' ARA Steel Reefer
Spencer Chemical
No.2739

40-foot ARA Steel Reefer
Undecorated
No. 2500

40' ARA Steel Reefer
Union Refrigerator Transit -Erie
No.2355
No.2504

40' ARA Steel Reefer
Western Fruit Express -Great Northern
No.2507
No.2358

What is ARA?
 
Many of the freight cars in the Train Miniature line included "A.R.A." in their description.  The American Railway Assocation (A.R.A.) was, "an industry trade group representing railroads in the United States" according to Wikipedia.org.  The A.R.A. first began setting industry standards in 1872 and continued to function until 1934.  The A.R.A. was one of the groups that merged into the American Association of Railroads (A.A.R.), which continues to serve the industry today.
 
The reference to a particular model being an "ARA" example means its design in based on plans/standards set by the American Railway Association and utilized by member railroads in constructing rolling stock that could easily interchange thanks to similarity that made for good compatibility.