HEINZ® Reefer Series #8

Roadnumber HPRL 394

This 40’ wood reefer is brown with decorated sides and runs on Arch Bar trucks. The H.J. Heinz Company was founded in 1869 by Henry John Heinz, first manufacturing horseradish. By the early 1900s, Heinz was manufacturing over 60 food products and relied heavily on their fleet of over 700 colorful billboard boxcars to distribute their products across the country.

HEINZ® Reefer Series #9

Roadnumber HPRL 312

This 40’ wood reefer is brown with decorated sides and runs on Arch Bar trucks. The H.J. Heinz Company was founded in 1869 by Henry John Heinz, first manufacturing horseradish. By the early 1900s, Heinz was manufacturing over 60 food products and relied heavily on their fleet of over 700 colorful billboard boxcars to distribute their products across the country.

Swift Refrigerator Line

Roadnumber 1944

These 40’ wood reefers are brown with yellow sides and run on Bettendorf trucks. Built in July 1931,
this wood-sheathed ice reefer was used well into the 1950s. Gustavus P. Swift was an influential figure
in the development of the refrigerator car for shipping dressed meat. Before the mechanical reefer, wood
construction was preferred over steel because wood was a better natural insulator and would not rust
from melting ice.

Swift Refrigerator Line

Roadnumber 18792

These 40’ wood reefers are brown with yellow sides and run on Bettendorf trucks. Built in July 1931,
this wood-sheathed ice reefer was used well into the 1950s. Gustavus P. Swift was an influential figure
in the development of the refrigerator car for shipping dressed meat. Before the mechanical reefer, wood
construction was preferred over steel because wood was a better natural insulator and would not rust
from melting ice.

Great Northern - Western Fruit Express

Roadnumber WFEX 72122

These 40’ wood reefers are brown with yellow sides and run on Bettendorf trucks. They were built in the
early part of the 20th century then rebuilt in 1948, and again repainted and serviced in 1968, this car
has 1,987 cubic-foot capacity and could carry up to 1,600 lbs of crushed ice.

Great Northern - Western Fruit Express

Roadnumber WFEX 72178

These 40’ wood reefers are brown with yellow sides and run on Bettendorf trucks. They were built in the
early part of the 20th century then rebuilt in 1948, and again repainted and serviced in 1968, this car
has 1,987 cubic-foot capacity and could carry up to 1,600 lbs of crushed ice.

HEINZ® Reefer Series #10

Roadnumber HPFL 2042

This 40’ wood reefer is brown with decorated sides and runs on Arch Bar trucks. The H.J. Heinz Company was founded in 1869 by Henry John Heinz, first manufacturing horseradish. By the early 1900s, Heinz was manufacturing over 60 food products and relied heavily on their fleet of over 700 colorful billboard boxcars to distribute their products across the country.

The Heinz trademarks are owned by
H.J. Heinz US Brands LLC and
Kraft Heinz Canada ULC and are
used under license.

HEINZ® Reefer Series #11

Roadnumber HPFL 2061

This 40’ wood reefer is brown with decorated sides and runs on Arch Bar trucks. The H.J. Heinz Company was founded in 1869 by Henry John Heinz, first manufacturing horseradish. By the early 1900s, Heinz was manufacturing over 60 food products and relied heavily on their fleet of over 700 colorful billboard boxcars to distribute their products across the country.

The Heinz trademarks are owned by
H.J. Heinz US Brands LLC and
Kraft Heinz Canada ULC and are
used under license.

Northern Refrigerator Car Company

Bananas - green

Roadnumber NRCC 6399

These 40’ double-sheathed wood reefers with vertical brake wheel are brown with white sides and run on Bettendorf
trucks. The Northern Refrigerator Car Company was founded by the Cudahy brothers in Milwaukee, WI.
In 1928 the company was purchased by Merchants Despatch Transportation Company, but retained the NRCC
reporting mark on all 3,700 reefers. Refrigerator cars like these were used to transport bananas from the deep
south to more northern states.

Northern Refrigerator Car Company

Bananas - yellow

Roadnumber NRCC 4000

These 40’ double-sheathed wood reefers with vertical brake wheel are brown with white sides and run on Bettendorf
trucks. The Northern Refrigerator Car Company was founded by the Cudahy brothers in Milwaukee, WI.
In 1928 the company was purchased by Merchants Despatch Transportation Company, but retained the NRCC
reporting mark on all 3,700 reefers. Refrigerator cars like these were used to transport bananas from the deep
south to more northern states.