Fruit Growers Express Wood Ice-Bunk Refrigerator Car

Our Fruit Growers Express refrigerator car (FRGX 56547) is a classic example of the ice-bunk reefer that helped perishables get to market in good condition. #56547 was a gift from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum.

Splintered and missing siding has been replaced, and the first coat of paint has been applied. The ice hatch covers still need work, and the lettering has yet to be applied.

#56547 arrived in Durbin, WV under a lease agreement for special train service use on the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad in 2004. It will be used for special trains on "The Durbin Route" along with the "Durbin Rocket".

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As received from the B&O Museum. All photos by Frank Proud
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Bob Kearns inspects the work needed on the hatch covers.
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