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.

Kris Union Pacific 54 yellow and silver refrigerator car

Union Pacific 54 refrigerator car; yellow; silver roof and ends; black lettering; large Union Pacific shield; automated rail way logo; sliding yellow plug doors; half ladders. Road number 54 not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.


Kris Union Pacific 4586 yellow and silver refrigerator car

Union Pacific 4586 refrigerator car; yellow; silver roof and ends; black lettering; large Union Pacific shield; automated rail way logo; sliding yellow plug doors; half ladders. Silver roof and ends variation not documented in Greenberg's.


Kris Union Pacific 392885 refrigerator car with black lettering

Union Pacific 392885 refrigerator car; yellow; gray roof and ends; black lettering; small Union Pacific shield; stamped yellow plug doors; full ladders. Refrigerator car variation (K) in Greenberg's.


Kris Union Pacific 392885 refrigerator car with door hardware and ladders outlined in black

Union Pacific 392885 refrigerator car; yellow; gray roof and ends; black lettering; small Union Pacific shield; stamped yellow plug doors; full ladders. This car is similar to variation (K) above, except the door hardware and ladders are outlined in black. Door hardware and ladders outlined in black variation not documented in Greenberg's.


Kris Union Pacific 392885 refrigerator car with red lettering

Union Pacific 392885 refrigerator car; yellow; gray roof and ends; red lettering; small Union Pacific shield; stamped yellow plug doors; full ladders. Refrigerator car variation (L) in Greenberg's.

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