Freight Cars
GATX 1931
Union Refrigerator Transit (URTX) 26640
Union Refrigerator Transit (URTX) 26640
Description: | RB Insulated Box Car |
Equipment Information
URTX 26640 is an insulated boxcar built for transporting temperature-sensitive food products. Unlike a refrigerated boxcar, or “reefer,” it is not designed to cool its contents using ice or mechanical means. Like many similar cars, it was owned by a company which leased it out to railroads and industrial customers.
Builder: General American Transportation
Year Built: 1931
Length: 40ft 7in
Width: 10ft 3in
Height: 13ft 6in
Weight: ??? lbs
Brakes: AB
Trucks: Barber
Description: Insulated Box Car
Arrived: 1971
Condition: Complete / restored / operational
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