Kris Union Pacific Refrigerator Cars
A refrigerator car, or reefer, is a refrigerated boxcar designed to carry perishable freight at a specific temperature. Note the ice hatches on the car roofs. Union Pacific variations noted are from the Kris Model Trains chapter of Greenberg's Guide to Kusan Trains.
Union Pacific 54 refrigerator car; yellow; silver ends and roof; black lettering; large Union Pacific shield; automated rail way logo; sliding yellow plug doors; half ladders. Road number not in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.
Union Pacific 4586 refrigerator car; yellow; silver ends and roof; black lettering; large Union Pacific shield; automated rail way logo; sliding yellow plug doors; half ladders. Variation not in Greenberg's.
Union Pacific 392885 refrigerator car; yellow; gray ends and roof; black lettering; small Union Pacific shield; stamped yellow plug doors; full ladders. Refrigerator car variation (K) in Greenberg's.
Union Pacific 392885 refrigerator car; yellow; gray ends and roof; red lettering; small Union Pacific shield; stamped yellow plug doors; full ladders. Refrigerator car variation (L) in Greenberg's.
Union Pacific 392885 refrigerator car; yellow; gray ends and roof; black lettering; small Union Pacific shield; stamped yellow plug doors; full ladders. Variation not in Greenberg's. This car is like variation (K) above, except the door hardware and ladders are outlined in black.