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Union Pacific #907149 |
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Built by Union Pacific's Omaha Shops in 1939 for high-speed express service on UP passenger trains. Now used for storage. |
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6/19/2008 Upload Date: 8/16/2008 6:58:24 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX-Soo Line #2034 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1931. |
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7/3/2005 Upload Date: 8/16/2008 6:49:46 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX-Morris Rifkin & Son #5348 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1941. |
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7/29/2008 Upload Date: 8/16/2008 6:59:09 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX-MILW #26507 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1931. While at the Museum it was used in the Union Lions Club recycling program. |
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8/13/2006 Upload Date: 7/29/2008 3:39:13 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX-MILW #26640 |
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9/19/2010 Upload Date: 9/21/2010 8:38:53 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX-MILW #37109 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1948. |
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7/3/2005 Upload Date: 8/16/2008 6:50:08 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX-MILW #37190 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1948. |
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7/15/2007 Upload Date: 8/16/2008 7:02:48 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX-MILW #37241 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1948. The following is from museum signage about this 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 37241 was leased to the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific, and used on the Milwaukee Road and nationwide for refrigerated freight service. The car was retired in 1971, and was donated to IRM by General American Transportation (GATX), successor to URTX. It is now used for parts storage. |
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8/13/2006 Upload Date: 7/29/2008 3:34:37 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX-MILW #37312 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1948. The following is from a 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 37312 was leased to the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific, and used on the Milwaukee Road and nationwide for refrigerated freight service. The car was retired in 1971, and was donated to IRM by General American Transportation (GATX), successor to URTX. It is now used for parts storage. |
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8/13/2006 Upload Date: 7/29/2008 3:30:21 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX-Oscar Mayer #66216 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1954. The Following is from a sign attached to 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 66216 was equipped with meat rails and hooks, for transport of meat for lessee Oscar Mayer (and previously, Swift Refrigerator Lines) until its retirement around 1970. The car was purchased from The Wisconsin Electric Railway Historical Society, and arrived at IRM in 1989. |
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7/17/2005 Upload Date: 8/16/2008 6:52:55 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX-Oscar Mayer #66221 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1954. |
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8/13/2006 Upload Date: 7/29/2008 3:35:32 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX-Oscar Mayer #66234 |
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Built by General American Transportation Co’pany in 1954. 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 carrimd the lessees name. Until the development of reliable mechanical cooling systems, refrigerator (reefer) cars used ice to maintain the interior temperature necessary for saf 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 Keefers often traveled at passenger train speeds. URTX 66234 was equipped with meat rails and hooks, for transport of meat for lessee Oscar Mayer (and previously, Swift Refrigerator Lines) until its retirement. The car was purchased from The Wisconsin Electric Railway Historical Society, and arrivnd at IRM in 1989. |
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5/24/2009 Upload Date: 6/15/2009 1:53:15 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX-Oscar Mayer #66244 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1954. |
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8/13/2006 Upload Date: 8/16/2008 7:07:50 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX-Mid States Packing #68299 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1954. 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 68229 was equipped with meat rails and hooks, for transport of meat from lessee Mid-States Packings Plant in Sioux City, Iowa. 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. |
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8/13/2006 Upload Date: 7/29/2008 3:33:39 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX-American Beef Packers #75524 |
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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. |
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8/13/2006 Upload Date: 7/29/2008 3:33:10 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
URTX #77307 |
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Built by General American Transportation Company in 1931. It was later converted to an insulated boxcar by removing ice bunkers and installing plug doors |
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8/31/2008 Upload Date: 9/14/2008 2:32:23 AM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
U.S. Army #38488 |
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Built by Magor in 1953. |
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6/19/2008 Upload Date: 8/16/2008 6:57:40 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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| Title: |
UTLX #17222 |
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9/19/2010 Upload Date: 9/21/2010 9:00:35 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
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Tim Fennell |
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