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Pictures of URTX 75524
Owner:
Union Refrigerator Transit Co.
Type:
Reefer
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Illinois Railway Museum
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Title:
URTX-American Beef Packers #75524
Description:
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.
Photo Date:
8/13/2006
Upload Date:
7/29/2008 3:33:10 PM
Location:
Union, IL
Author:
Tim Fennell
Categories:
RollingStock
Locomotives:
Views:
350
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0
Title:
URTX #75524
Description:
Photo Date:
10/22/2011
Upload Date:
10/22/2011 12:00:00 AM
Location:
Union, IL
Author:
Tim Fennell
Categories:
RollingStock
Locomotives:
Views:
134
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0
Title:
URTX 75524
Description:
Photo Date:
8/29/2012
Upload Date:
1/25/2013 11:23:04 PM
Location:
Union, IL
Author:
BOB WICKES
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
383
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0
Title:
URTX 75524
Description:
Photo Date:
7/3/2021
Upload Date:
10/17/2021 2:36:41 AM
Location:
Union, IL
Author:
Nicholas Katz
Categories:
Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
75
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0
Title:
URTX 75524
Description:
Photo Date:
6/12/2022
Upload Date:
6/17/2022 7:16:55 PM
Location:
Union, IL
Author:
Niko B
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
107
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0
Title:
URTX 40ft Reefer 75524
Description:
Photo Date:
6/15/2022
Upload Date:
6/24/2022 11:04:58 PM
Location:
Union, IL
Author:
Wil Hata
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
79
Comments:
0
Title:
URTX #75524
Description:
Photo Date:
4/29/2024
Upload Date:
8/5/2024 1:27:06 PM
Location:
Union, IL
Author:
Tim Fennell
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
66
Comments:
0
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