Western Fruit Express
http://dbpedia.org/resource/Western_Fruit_Express an entity of type: Company
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. It is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNSF), the Great Northern's successor.The success of the WFE led to the creation of the Burlington Refrigerator Express (BREX) in May 1926.
rdf:langString
rdf:langString
Western Fruit Express
xsd:integer
3114411
xsd:integer
1089690661
rdf:langString
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. It is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNSF), the Great Northern's successor.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.
xsd:nonNegativeInteger
2696
