SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                    Washington, D. C.  20549

                          FORM 8-K

                       CURRENT REPORT


               Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                   Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)  April 14, 1995
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Commission File Number:  33-12173




                      AMERICOLD CORPORATION
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




        OREGON                               93-0295215
(State of Incorporation)                (I.R.S. Employer
                                        Identification Number)


7007 S.W. Cardinal Lane, Suite 135
Portland, Oregon                            97224
(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number:            (503) 624-8585





Item 5.  Other Events.

On April 14, 1995, Americold Corporation (the "Company") announced
that it distributed a confidential Disclosure Statement to certain
of its debtholders of record as of March 31, 1995 describing the
Company's plan for restructuring certain of its outstanding
indebtedness.  The Disclosure Statement solicits acceptance, by May
8, 1995, of a prepackaged plan of reorganization under Chapter 11
of the Bankruptcy Code as a means of implementing the
restructuring.  If sufficient acceptances of the Company's Plan of
Reorganization are received, the Company intends to seek
confirmation of the Plan of Reorganization in the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon as promptly as
practicable.  A copy of the news release dated April 14, 1995 is
attached as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.




































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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                              AMERICOLD CORPORATION



                                /s/ Joel M. Smith                 
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                              JOEL M. SMITH, Senior Vice President
                                and Chief Financial Officer




Date:  April 14, 1995

























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