refrigerator car

  • 21American Refrigerator Transit Company — The American Refrigerator Transit Company (ART) was a St. Louis, Missouri based private refrigerator car line established in 1881 by the Missouri Pacific and Wabash railroads. It is now a subsidiary of the Union Pacific Corporation. [ [http://www …

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  • 22Union Refrigerator Transit Line — The Union Refrigerator Transit Line (URT) was a St. Louis, Missouri and Milwaukee, Wisconsin based private refrigerator car line established in 1895 by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. In 1929, the General American Tank Car Corporation… …

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  • 23Burlington Refrigerator Express — (BREX) was a railroad refrigerator car leasing company that was formed on May 1, 1926 as a joint venture between the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB Q) and the Fruit Growers Express Company. The move helped the FGE expand its business …

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  • 24Tank car — Modern tank cars carry all types of liquid and gaseous commodites. A tank car (UIC: tank wagon) is a type of railroad (UIC: railway) rolling stock designed to transport liquid and gaseous commodities. Contents …

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  • 25Railroad car — A railroad car or railway carriage is a vehicle on a rail transport system (railroad or railway) that is used for the carrying of cargo or passengers. Cars can be coupled together into a train and hauled by one or more locomotive. Passenger cars… …

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  • 26Hopper car — Two bay hopper cars of the Reading Railroad. New hopper cars outside the …

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  • 27Well car — A double stack car owned by the TTX Company. The 53 ft (16.15 m) capacity car is a Gunderson Maxi IV. The containers are owned by Pacer Stacktrain. A well car, also known as a double stack car or stack car, is a type of railroad car… …

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  • 28Clearance car — A Washington Metro railcar, originally built for passenger service, later converted to a clearance car. Note the addition of feelers to the car. A clearance car is a type of railroad car in maintenance of way service. Its purpose is to check the… …

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  • 29Coil car — A steel coil car owned by Norfolk Southern Railway Coil cars (also referred to as steel coil cars or coil steel cars ) are a specialized type of rolling stock designed for the transport of coils (i.e., rolls) of sheet metal, particularly steel.… …

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  • 30freight car — noun a railway car that carries freight (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑car, ↑railcar, ↑railway car, ↑railroad car • Hyponyms: ↑boxcar, ↑cattle car, ↑ …

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