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1950: The U.S. refrigerator car roster dropped to 127,200. 1955: East of Eden popularizes refrigerator cars by featuring a major plotline where James Dean's father tries to go into the business and fails when all the produce melts during transit. 1957: The last ice bunker refrigerator cars were built.
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible, one of the most iconic autos of the era [1]. The 1950s were pivotal for the American automobile industry.The post-World War II era brought a wide range of new technologies to the automobile consumer, and a host of problems for the independent automobile manufacturers.
St. Louis Refrigerator Car Co. #4466, a bunkerless refrigerator car, AAR mechanical designation RB, passes through Limon, Colorado on November 9, 1951. The St. Louis Refrigerator Car Company ( SLRX ) was a private refrigerator car line established on February 3, 1878, by Anheuser-Busch , the brewer's first subsidiary.
Pages in category "1950s cars" ... 1950s American automobile culture; 1952 Ford; 1957 Ford; A. Abarth 1500 Biposto; AC 2-Litre; Aero Minor; Ala Kart (custom car) Alfa ...
Most cars from the 1950s are long gone, but some have been carefully maintained -- or restored -- by car enthusiasts. A moving piece of history, these... 7 Cars From the 1950s That Are Worth a Lot ...
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.
The 1950s is often considered the golden era for the American automobile. The decade ushered in nearly unprecedented prosperity along with a manufacturing boom that helped propel cars into an ...
Merchants Despatch Transportation Co. refrigerator car #11329, ... 1950 1960 1970 3,550 5,388 ... The American Railroad Freight Car: ...