Railway Express Agency

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Railway Express Agency refrigerator car #6687, a converted World War II "troop sleeper." Note the square panels along the sides that cover the former window openings.
Railway Express Agency refrigerator car #6687, a converted World War II "troop sleeper." Note the square panels along the sides that cover the former window openings.

The Railway Express Agency was a rail express service, at one point, the only one in the United States. Originally the American Railway Express Agency, its name was changed in 1927. It filed for bankruptcy in 1975.


Major Private Refrigerator Car Lines of the United States
American Refrigerator Transit Co. · Armour Refrigerator Line · Burlington Refrigerator Express ·
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
American Express
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Payment Products: Credit cards • Charge cards • Traveler's cheques • Centurion Card • Red Card • ExpressPay
Magazines: Travel + Leisure • Food & Wine • Departures Magazine • Executive Travel
Spun-off companies: Ameriprise Financial • First Data Corp. • Lehman Brothers • American Railway Express Agency • Merchants Despatch 
Notable Current & Former Executives: Henry Wells • William Fargo • J.C. Fargo • Ralph Reed • James D. Robinson III • Lou Gerstner • Sandy Weill • Harvey Golub • Ken Chenault • Gary Crittenden

Corporate Directors: Ken Chenault (Chairman) • Daniel Akerson • Charlene Barshefsky • Ursula Burns • Peter Chernin • Vernon Jordan, Jr. • Jan Leschly • Rick Levin • Richard McGinn • Edward Miller • Frank Popoff • Robert Walter • Ron Williams

Other: Amex Bank of Canada • The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman • World Monuments Watch • The Great Salad Oil Swindle

Annual Revenue: $24.27 billion USD ( 10% FY 2005) | Employees: 65,800 | Stock Symbol: NYSE: AXP | Website: www.americanexpress.com
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