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Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] concrete bridges Files; BREX
From: Ken martin <kmartin@c...>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 23:06:47 -0700
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John A. Swearingen wrote:
> 
> 
> On another matter, I know that the C.B.&Q. operated its own fleet of
> refrigerator cars. My question is: did the C.B.&Q. ever join with another
> railroad in a refrigerator car operation, such as was done with American
> Refrigerator Transit (Wabash and Missouri Pacific), and Pacific Fruit
> Express
> (Southern Pacific and Union Pacific -- with some Western Pacific)?
> 

Info is in Bulletin #12 on Reefers, I believe a reprint is available from the
society ( http://www.burlingtonroute.com ). Basicly the GN's WFE allied itself
with FGE - Fruit Growers Express, when Burlington created BREX in 1925 it
quickly allied itself with WFE/FGE. 

Ken Martin

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