Kris Apples from Yakima Valley Refrigerator Cars

Yakima County, in the state of Washington, leads the nation in apple production. Variations noted are from the Kris Model Trains chapter of Greenberg's Guide to Kusan Trains.

Kris Apples from Yakima Valley refrigerator car with yellow doors

Northern Refrigerator Car Company 105 refrigerator car; yellow; brown roof; sliding yellow plug doors; half ladders. Variation (B) in Greenberg's. Door color not specified in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the G. Clarke collection.

Kris Apples from Yakima Valley refrigerator car with brown doors

Northern Refrigerator Car Company 105 refrigerator car; yellow; brown roof; sliding brown plug doors; half ladders. Variation (B) in Greenberg's. Door color not specified in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the G. Raymond collection.

Kris Apples from Yakima Valley orange refrigerator car

Northern Refrigerator Car Company 105 refrigerator car; orange; black ends; sliding plug doors; half ladders. Variation not in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the G. Raymond collection.

Kris Apples from Yakima Valley orange refrigerator car end

Another view of an orange and black Northern Refrigerator Car Company 105 refrigerator car, which shows the black car end. Photo courtesy of the G. Raymond collection.

Kris Apples from Yakima Valley original boxes

Apples from Yakima Valley late box end with blue printing on the left, and early box end with black printing to the right. Photo courtesy of the G. Raymond collection.