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[[File:Union Refrigerator Line refrigerator car 1895.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Insulated wood [[boxcar]]s such as Union Line #6699, built in 1895, were used to transport dairy products such as milk, cheese, and eggs to market.]]
The '''Union Refrigerator Transit Line''' ('''URT''') was a [[St. Louis, Missouri]]- and [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]-based private [[refrigerator car]] line established in 1895 by the [[Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company]]. In 1929, the General American Tank Car Corporation acquired the URT and placed its rolling stock into lease service. In the early 1970s the company, then operating as the [[General American Transportation Corporation]] (GATX) liquidated its URT subsidiary along with its outdated wooden reefer fleet. 
[[File:Waterfront, from Pier 19, East River, Manhattan (NYPL b13668355-482582).jpg|left|thumb|URTX cars on pier 19, East River, Manhattan. 1936]]
'''Union Refrigerator Transit Line, 1930&ndash;1970:'''
{| class="toccolours"
|-
|align=center | &nbsp; '''1930'''
|align=center | &nbsp; '''1940'''
|align=center | &nbsp; '''1950'''
|align=center | &nbsp; '''1960'''
|align=center | &nbsp; '''1970''' &nbsp;
|-
|align=center | &nbsp; 4,581
|align=center | &nbsp; 7,481
|align=center | &nbsp; 5,726
|align=center | &nbsp; 5,237
|align=center | &nbsp; 3,340 &nbsp;
|}

<small>Source: ''The Great Yellow Fleet'', p.&nbsp;17.</small>

==References==
* White, John W. (1986). ''The Great Yellow Fleet''. [[Golden West Books]], [[San Marino, CA]]. {{ISBN|0-87095-091-6}}.
* {{White - American railroad freight car}}

==Further reading==
* Greedy, John A. (1997). "Milwaukee Road's Union Refrigerator Transit Lines 37000-Series Steel Ice Reefers." ''The Milwaukee Railroader'' '''27''' (2) 4&ndash;7.

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[[Category:1895 establishments in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Refrigerator car lines of the United States]]


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