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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000899243-18-029069
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20181113
FILED AS OF DATE:		20181115
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20181115

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Musgrave Thomas
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001728301

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34723
		FILM NUMBER:		181188553

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, SOUTH TOWER
		STREET 2:		SUITE 600
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30328

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001455863
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10 Glenlake Pkwy., Suite 800 S. Tower
		CITY:			Atlanta
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30328
		BUSINESS PHONE:		678-441-1400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10 Glenlake Pkwy., Suite 800 S. Tower
		CITY:			Atlanta
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30328
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        <issuerName>AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>NYSE: COLD</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
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                <value>2025-09-21</value>
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                    <value>Common Shares of Beneficial Interest</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The prices reported in Column 4 are weighted average prices. These common shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $25.95 to $26.05, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Americold Realty Trust, any security holder of Americold Realty Trust, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of common shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">On November 13, 2018, Mr. Musgrave made a net exercise of 23,000 stock options.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Options to acquire common shares vested 20% on September 21, 2016, 2017 and 2018 and remainder vest ratably on September 21, 2019 and 2020.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer</remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ James C. Snyder, attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-11-15</signatureDate>
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<PRE>
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
                      FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS


KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and
appoints Marc Smernoff, Andrea Darweesh, Daniel Deckbar and James C. Snyder,
Jr., each one, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full
power and authority as hereinafter described on behalf of and in the name, place
and stead of the undersigned to:


(1)  prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's behalf
     and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a
     Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or
     appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make
     electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated
     thereunder, as amended (the "Exchange Act");


(2)  prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file Forms 3, 4, and 5
     (including any amendments thereto) with respect to the securities of
     Americold Realty Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the
     "Company"), with the SEC, any national securities exchanges and the
     Company, as considered necessary or advisable under Section 16(a) of the
     Exchange Act;


(3)  seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the
     undersigned's behalf, information on transactions in the Company's
     securities from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit plan
     administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such
     person to release any such information to the undersigned and approves and
     ratifies any such release of information; and


(4)  perform any and all other acts which in the discretion of such
     attorney-in-fact are necessary or desirable for and on behalf of the
     undersigned in connection with the foregoing.


The undersigned acknowledges that:


(1)  this Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, such
     attorneys-in-fact to act in their discretion on information provided to
     such attorney-in-fact without independent verification of such information;


(2)  any documents prepared and/or executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf
     of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney will be in such form
     and will contain such information and disclosure as such attorney-in-fact,
     in his or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable;


(3)  this Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility
     for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under the Exchange Act,
     including without limitation the reporting requirements under Section 16 of
     the Exchange Act; and


(4)  neither the Company nor such attorney-in-fact assumes any liability for the
     undersigned's responsibility or failure to comply with the requirements of
     the Exchange Act, including without limitation for profit disgorgement
     under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.


The undersigned hereby ratifies all that such attorneys-in fact of, for and on
behalf of the undersigned, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this Power of Attorney.


This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 15 day of November, 2018.


                                                    /s/ Thomas B. Musgrave
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Signature

                                                    Thomas B. Musgrave
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Print Name


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