Description Chicago Freight Car Leasing Company’s roots date back to 1928, when an entrepreneur named Fred H. Sasser started a business in Chicago. It was called Central West Refrigerator Despatch and provided railcar service to farms along the Northern Illinois Railway. Central West Refrigerator Despatch grew and Fred’s son Robert helped expand the business after returning from WWII, rebranding it Chicago Freight Car Leasing. Today, Chicago Freight Car Leasing is a core business in the Sasser family of companies.