Union Refrigerator Transit Co.	Road # 23139
40' Double-Sheated Wood Reefer w/Vertical Brakewheel
Part #MTL-049 00 060 N Scale Supply Price: Sold Out Reprint: February 2011

This 40’ double sheathed wood reefer with vertical brake wheel is painted reefer yellow on the sides with brown roof and ends. The black logo is a combination of stylized billboard railroad roman and gothic letters; the Van Camp’s herald is stenciled red. The car was built in December 1920 by American Car & Foundry, serviced in July 1928, and runs on Betterndorf trucks. Union Refrigerator Transit Co. leased to shippers of dairy products and canned goods that needed insulation from wide temperature changes. URTC 23139 received paint for Van Camp’s of Indianapolis, IN in July 1928. Van Camp’s were noted for soups, spaghetti and pork and beans.

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