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URTX-American Beef Packers #75524 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1950. The following is from a display sign on the car: Union Refrigerator Transit was one of the largest lessors of refrigerated freight cars. The cars often carried the lessees name. Until the development of reliable mechanical cooling systems, refrigerator (reefer) cars used ice to maintain the interior temperature necessary for safe transport of perishables. Major rail yard had icing platforms where ice would be loaded before or during transit into bunkers at each end of the cars. Entire trains of reefers often traveled at passenger train speeds. URTX 75524 was used to transport meat for lessee American Beef Packers nationwide. The car was retired in 1971, and was donated to IRM by General American Transportation (GATX), successor to URTX. It is currently used for parts storage. |
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8/13/2006 Upload Date: 7/29/2008 3:33:10 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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URTX #75524 |
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10/22/2011 Upload Date: 10/22/2011 12:00:00 AM |
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Union, IL |
| Author: |
Tim Fennell |
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URTX 75524 |
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8/29/2012 Upload Date: 1/25/2013 11:23:04 PM |
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Union, IL |
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BOB WICKES |
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URTX 75524 |
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7/3/2021 Upload Date: 10/17/2021 2:36:41 AM |
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Union, IL |
| Author: |
Nicholas Katz |
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Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Track |
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| Title: |
URTX 75524 |
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6/12/2022 Upload Date: 6/17/2022 7:16:55 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Niko B |
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| Title: |
URTX 40ft Reefer 75524 |
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6/15/2022 Upload Date: 6/24/2022 11:04:58 PM |
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Union, IL |
| Author: |
Wil Hata |
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| Title: |
URTX #75524 |
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4/29/2024 Upload Date: 8/5/2024 1:27:06 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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