Western Fruit Express

Western Fruit Express ('''WFE''') was a Railroad Refrigerator Car leasing company formed by the Fruit Growers Express and the Great Northern Railway on July 18 , 1923 in order to compete with the Pacific Fruit Express and Santa Fe Refrigerator Despatch in the Western United States . The arrangement added 3,000 cars to the FGE's existing equipment pool.

The success of the WFE led to the creation of the Burlington Refrigerator Express (BREX) in May, 1926 .

Western Fruit Express Roster, 1930–1970:

Source: ''The Great Yellow Fleet'', p. 17.

REFERENCES

White, John H. (1986). ''The Great Yellow Fleet''. Golden West Books, San Marino, CA. ISBN 0-87095-091-6.

White, Jr., John H. (1993). ''The American Railroad Freight Car''. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland. ISBN 0-8018-5236-6.

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