Burlington Refrigerator Express
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Burlington 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 into the Pacific Northwest, and added almost 2,700 ice bunker units to the existing car pool already under lease by the Burlington to the FGE and Western Fruit Express (WFE).
Burlington Refrigerator Express Roster, 1930–1970:
| 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 |
| 2,448 | 2,025 | 1,895 | 1,581 | 1,987 |
Source: The Great Yellow Fleet, p. 16.
[edit] References
- White, John H. (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.
[edit] External links
| 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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