Conrail inherited about forty mechanical reefers from the Erie-Lackawanna, numbered in the EL 5000 series. Some, but not all, were repainted in what has to be the most striking and unusual freight... (more)

Think of refrigerator cars, and most railfans first think of Pacific Fruit Express, the joint venture of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific. But for some of us, the Santa Fe's large fleet of refr... (more)