Union Refrigerator Transit Line Explained

The Union Refrigerator Transit Line (URT) was a St. Louis, Missouri- and Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based private refrigerator car line established in 1895 by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. In 1929, the General American Tank Car Corporation acquired the URT and placed its rolling stock into lease service. In the early 1970s the company, then operating as the General American Transportation Corporation (GATX) liquidated its URT subsidiary along with its outdated wooden reefer fleet. Union Refrigerator Transit Line, 1930 - 1970:

align=center	1930	align=center	1940	align=center	1950	align=center	1960	align=center	1970
align=center	4,581	align=center	7,481	align=center	5,726	align=center	5,237	align=center	3,340

Source: The Great Yellow Fleet, p. 17.

References

• White, John W. (1986). The Great Yellow Fleet. Golden West Books, San Marino, CA. .

Further reading

• Greedy, John A. (1997). "Milwaukee Road's Union Refrigerator Transit Lines 37000-Series Steel Ice Reefers." The Milwaukee Railroader 27 (2) 4 - 7.