Kris Pacific Fruit Express Rolling Stock

Pacific Fruit Express was at one time the largest refrigerator car operator in the world. The first car on this page is documented in the Kris Model Trains chapter of Greenberg's Guide to Kusan Trains. Greenberg's has boxcar and refrigerator car listings for Pacific Fruit Growers Express.

Kris PFE refrigerator car with sliding black plug doors

Pacific Fruit Express 78676 refrigerator car; orange; black ends; large black lettering and logos; sliding black plug doors; half ladders; roof hatches. This refrigerator car is the only boxcar described in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the T. Cosgrove collection.

Kris PFE refrigerator car with sliding plug doors

Pacific Fruit Express 78676 refrigerator car; orange; black ends; large black lettering and logos; sliding orange plug doors; half ladders; roof hatches. Sliding plug doors variation without LD and CLOSE AND LOCK DOOR not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Kris PFE insulated boxcar without roof hatches

Pacific Fruit Express 78676 insulated boxcar; orange; black ends; large black lettering and logos; stamped orange plug doors; circled LD on doors; full ladders; no roof hatches. There are no insulated boxcars, without roof hatches, documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the T. Cosgrove collection.

Kris PFE large print refrigerator car

Pacific Fruit Express 78676 refrigerator car; orange; black ends; large black lettering and logos; stamped orange plug doors; circled LD on doors; full ladders; roof hatches. Stamped plug doors with large print variation not documented in Greenberg's.

Kris PFE George E. Bowen refrigerator car

Pacific Fruit Express 78676 refrigerator car; orange; black ends; large black lettering and logos; GEORGE E. BOWEN RD #1 NICHOLS N.Y. CAR OWNER LEASE OR SELL; stamped orange plug doors; circled LD on doors; full ladders; roof hatches. George E. Bowen variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the T. Cosgrove collection.

Kris PFE small print refrigerator car

Pacific Fruit Express 78676 refrigerator car; orange; black ends; small black lettering and logos; stamped orange plug doors; no circled LD on doors; full ladders; roof hatches. The printing on this car is noticeably smaller than the ones above. Stamped plug doors with small print variation not documented in Greenberg's.