The American Refrigerator Transit Company (ART) was a St. Louis, Missouri-based private refrigerator car line established in 1881 by the Missouri Pacific and Wabash railroads. It is now a subsidiary of the Union Pacific Corporation.Class I Railroad Annual Report R-1: Union Pacific Railroad Company to the Surface Transportation Board for the Year Ending Dec. 31, 2007
American Refrigerator Transit Company, 1900–1970: 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1,500 — 3,000* 12,500* 13,000* 11,457 9,670 6,158
*estimated.
Source: The Great Yellow Fleet, p. 16.
References
Green, Gene (2005) "Refrigerator Car Color Guide", Morning Sun Books, Scotch Plains, NJ. . White, John W. (1986). The Great Yellow Fleet. Golden West Books, San Marino, CA. .