HEINZ® Reefer Series #12

Roadnumber HJHC 456

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® yellow Reefer Series #1

Roadnumber HJHC 486

The H. J. Heinz Company, more commonly known as simply HEINZ, is an American
food processing company that was founded by Henry John Heinz in 1869. With
humble beginnings, Henry and friend Clarence Noble, began manufacturing
horseradish in his father’s basement. The company would later expand to include
tomato ketchup in 1875 and eventually over 60 food products by the mid-1890’s.
HEINZ introduced its “57 Varieties” slogan in 1896 which was included on many of
their very colorful billboard reefer cars. With a fleet of 700 cars, HEINZ was able to
ship their product by rail to major markets throughout the US. These yellow sided
refrigerator cars represent railcars painted throughout the late 1900s and through
the ‘teens. All cars carried the distinctive “Heinz 57” but each car advertised a
different product. This is the first of six reefer cars offered in this series.

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

HEINZ® yellow Reefer Series #1

Roadnumber HJHC 424

This 40’ wood reefer is brown with yellow decorated sides and runs on Arch Bar trucks. With a fleet of 700 cars, HEINZ was able to ship their product by rail to major markets throughout the US. These yellow sided refrigerator cars represent railcars painted throughout the late 1900s and through the ‘teens’. All cars carried the distinctive “Heinz 57” but each car advertised a different product.

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

HEINZ® yellow Reefer Series #3

Roadnumber HJHC 440

This 40’ wood reefer is brown with yellow decorated sides and runs on Arch Bar trucks. With a fleet of 700 cars, HEINZ was able to ship their product by rail to major markets throughout the US. These yellow sided refrigerator cars represent railcars painted throughout the late 1900s and through the ‘teens’. All cars carried the distinctive “Heinz 57” but each car advertised a different product.

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

HEINZ® yellow Reefer Series #4

Roadnumber HJHC 466

This 40’ wood reefer is brown with yellow decorated sides and runs on Arch Bar trucks. With a fleet of 700 cars, HEINZ was able to ship their product by rail to major markets throughout the US. These yellow sided refrigerator cars represent railcars painted throughout the late 1900s and through the ‘teens’. All cars carried the distinctive “Heinz 57” but each car advertised a different product.

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

Reefer

Oppenheimer

Roadnumber OPPX 8024

These 40’ wood reefers are brown with green decorated sides and run on Arch bar trucks. Founded in 1868 by Sigmund Oppenheimer, Oppenheimer & Company was located in Chicago and sold natural animal casings to sausage manufacturers. Eventually, their success lead the company overseas and is currently headquartered in Australia.

Reefer

Oppenheimer

Roadnumber OPPX 8025

These 40’ wood reefers are brown with green decorated sides and run on Arch bar trucks. Founded in 1868 by Sigmund Oppenheimer, Oppenheimer & Company was located in Chicago and sold natural animal casings to sausage manufacturers. Eventually, their success lead the company overseas and is currently headquartered in Australia.

HEINZ® yellow Reefer Series #5

Roadnumber HJHC 485

This 40’ wood reefer is brown with yellow decorated sides and runs on Arch Bar trucks. With a fleet of 700 cars, HEINZ was able to ship their product by rail to major markets throughout the US. These yellow sided refrigerator cars represent railcars painted throughout the late 1900s and through the ‘teens’. All cars carried the distinctive “Heinz 57” but each car advertised a different product.

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

HEINZ® yellow Reefer Series #6

Roadnumber HPFL 3015

This 40’ wood reefer is brown with yellow decorated sides and runs on Arch Bar trucks. With a fleet of 700 cars, HEINZ was able to ship their product by rail to major markets throughout the US. These yellow sided refrigerator cars represent railcars painted throughout the late 1900s and through the ‘teens’. All cars carried the distinctive “Heinz 57” but each car advertised a different product.

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

Farm-to-Table Series #1

Monarch Foods

Roadnumber NWX 14290

This 40’ wood reefer is grey with decorated sides and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Featuring a large produce mural for Reid, Murdoch & Company’s “Monarch Finer Foods” brand, this reefer was assigned a North Western Refrigerator Line reporting mark and served through the 1930’s.