Burlington Refrigerator Express #74637, an all-steel, ice-cooled refrigerator car.

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). This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... A refrigerator car (or reefer) is a refrigerated boxcar, a piece of railroad rolling stock designed to carry perishable freight at specific temperatures. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (AAR reporting mark CBQ) was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. ... Darker red states are always part of the Pacific Northwest. ...

Burlington Refrigerator Express Roster, 1930–1970:

Source: The Great Yellow Fleet, p. 16.

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.

External links

• The Florida Railroad Company Inc. / The Fruit Growers Express Company official website