"Juice Train" (or "Orange Juice Train") is the popular name for famous unit trains of Tropicana fresh orange juice operated by railroads in the United States. Tropicana Products was founded in 1947 in Bradenton, Florida, by Anthony T. Rossi, an Italian immigrant, growing from 50 employees to over 8,000 in 2004. Early distribution of fresh orange juice was by way of hand-delivered juice jars to nearby homes, but demand grew, especially in New York City. By 1957, a ship, S.S. Tropicana was taking 1.5 million US gallons (5,700 m3) of juice to New York each week.