A Pullman-built "shorty" reefer bearing the Armour Packing Co. · Kansas City logo, circa 1885. The name of the "patentee" was displayed on the car's exterior, a practice intended to "...impress the shipper and intimidate the competition..."

A refrigerator car of the Armour Refrigerator Line (ARL), circa 1917.

The Armour Refrigerator Line (ARL, one of the Armour Car Lines) was a private refrigerator car line established in 1883 by Chicago meat packer Philip Armour, the founder of Armour and Company. A Pullman-built shorty reefer bearing the Armour Packing Co. ... A Pullman-built shorty reefer bearing the Armour Packing Co. ... The Pullman Palace Car Company, owned by George Pullman, manufactured railroad train cars in the mid to late 1800s through the early decades of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States. ... A Reefer is: another term for a Spliff, a cigarette made with cannabis a refrigerated ship - see Reefer (ship) a refrigerated railroad wagon - see Reefer (railroad) a marine aquarist who maintains corals, sea anemones and other invertebrates of the coral reefs, with or without fishes a type of warm jacket... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Refrigerator car of the Armour refrigerator line. ... Refrigerator car of the Armour refrigerator line. ... A string of refrigerator cars owned by Pacific Fruit Express is mechanically-supplied with fresh ice at an Oxnard, California produce packing plant in the Spring of 1964. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... A string of refrigerator cars owned by Pacific Fruit Express is mechanically-supplied with fresh ice at an Oxnard, California produce packing plant in the Spring of 1964. ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Nickname The Windy City Motto Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area  - City    - Land    - Water  - Urban  - Metro 606. ... ... Philip Danforth Armour (1832-1901) was born in Stockbridge, New York, of Scottish descent. ... Philip Danforth Armour (1832-1901) was born in Stockbridge, New York, of Scotch-Irish descent. ...

In order to get his products to market Armour followed the lead of rivals George Hammond and Gustavus Swift when he established the Armour Refrigerator Line in 1883. Armour's endeavor soon became the largest private refrigerator car fleet in America. By 1900 the company listed over 12,000 units on its roster (one-third of all the privately-owned cars in the country), all built in Armour's own car plant. Gustavus Franklin Swift (June 24, 1839–March 29, 1903) founded a meat-packing empire in the Midwest during the late 19th century, over which he presided until his death. ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A string of refrigerator cars owned by Pacific Fruit Express is mechanically-supplied with fresh ice at an Oxnard, California produce packing plant in the Spring of 1964. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ...

One of the Armour Car Lines' subsidiaries was dedicated to produce hauling. In 1919 the Federal Trade Commission ordered the company's sale for anti-trust reasons. On March 18 pf the following year the new entity, to be known as Fruit Growers Express (FGE), would take with it 4,280 pieces of rolling stock, repairs shops at Alexandria, Virginia and Jacksonville, Florida, and numerous ice plants and other facilties scattered throughout the East Coast. 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... FTC headquarters, Washington, D.C. The Federal Trade Commission (or FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1914 by the Federal Trade Commission Act. ... March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... C&O #402021, an insulated boxcar, bears the colors and markings of the Fruit Growers Express Solid Gold line. ... Map Political Statistics Founded 1718 County Independent city Mayor William D. Euille Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 39. ... Nickname: Where Florida Begins Official website: http://www. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ...

The General American Transportation Corporation assumed ownership of the line in 1932. General American Transportation Corporation or GATX (the company changed their name to their most common reporting mark) is a railway equipment leasing company. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ...

Armour Car Lines Roster, 1900–1960:

Source: The Great Yellow Fleet, p. 16.

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.

External links

• The Armour and Company Icehouse article at the Nebraska State Historical Society official website.