American Refrigerator Transit Company
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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.
American Refrigerator Transit Company, 1900–1970:
| 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 |
| 1,500 | — | 3,000* | 12,500* | 13,000* | 11,457 | 9,670 | 6,158 |
*estimated.
Source: The Great Yellow Fleet, p. 16.
[edit] References
- White, John W. (1986). The Great Yellow Fleet. Golden West Books, San Marino, CA. ISBN 0-87095-091-6.
- White, Jr., John H. (1993). The American Railroad Freight Car. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland. ISBN 0-8018-5236-6.
| Major Private Refrigerator Car Lines of the United States | |
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Fruit Growers Express · General American Transportation Corporation · Hormel and Co. · Merchants Despatch · North Western Refrigerator Line · Pacific Fruit Express · Railway Express Agency · Santa Fe Refrigerator Despatch · St. Louis Refrigerator Car Co. · Swift Refrigerator Line · Tropicana Products · Union Refrigerator Transit Line · Western Fruit Express · Western Refrigerator Line |
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