| “ | Our Greenhouses supply enough fresh fruits, vegetables, and flowers to keep all of our passengers healthy and in good spirits for the duration of the journey. Stop in for a tour and you might even get some free samples, fresh off the vine! | ” |
| — Wilford Industries | ||
There are 131 Greenhouse cars aboard Snowpiercer. Whether they are referring to the total (including spice cars) or just the large-scale greenhouses in unclear.
These greenhouse variants are large, single-floored cars with glass domes reinforced with a grid of metal supports. Each car has a differing crop selection, where produce is farmed on regular cycles using hydroponics, natural and artificial lights.
Technology
Throughout the Series
- C0842 was one of the first cars visited by Andre Layton upon his arrival to the 3rd class. Layton was brought here by Roche to meet with Melanie Cavill. Miss Gillies was also present during this scene, where she was touring her students through AG.SEC, helping them to learn about plants here.[1]
Trivia
Gardeners operate the numerous hydroponic Greenhouse Cars and farm several cycles of crops each year. They were a beige jumpsuit. The plants grow on several levels. Large trees grow from the ground floor. Among the fruits and vegetables these Greenhouses can produce are:
- Berries (14 cycles/year), including Chili peppers, grapes, cherries and strawberries
- Potatoes (7 cycles/year)
- Cocoa (6 cycles/year)
- Wheat (4 cycles/year)
- Rice (3 cycles/year)
- Sugarcane (2 cycles/year)
- Cotton (2 cycles/year)
- Lettuce, carrots, cucumbers and other vegetables
- Floridian oranges, apples, mangos, avocados, bananas, grapefruits, olives and other fruits
Appearances
- Season One
Trivia
- According to Head of Hospitality (Kevin), if agriculture on Snowpiercer dies, Wilford can restart everything.
- Ag-Sec is a muster station for Third Class.
- More power was diverted to the Greenhouses then other cars during the Pirate Train's absence in order to keep the plants alive.
- Snowpiercer has a Seed Bank Car.
Gallery
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A cart
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Interior
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Trees
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Interior during Wilford's Rolling Gulag
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Exterior greenhouse car
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CGI Greenhouse car
