FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Fortress Investment Group LLC 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/18/2018 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST [COLD] (Last) (First) (Middle) 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR,  4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10105 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Shares of Beneficial Interest 69,342,769 I See footnote (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Warrants to purchase Common Shares	12/10/2009	  (2)	Common Shares of Beneficial Interest	18,574,619	$ 9.81	I	See footnote (1)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Fortress Investment Group LLC 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10105	Â	  X	Â	Â
FIG Corp. C/O FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10105	Â	  X	Â	Â
Fortress Operating Entity I LP C/O FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10105	Â	  X	Â	Â
Hybrid GP Holdings LLC C/O FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10105	Â	  X	Â	Â
FIG LLC C/O FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10105	Â	  X	Â	Â
CF Cold GP LLC C/O FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10105	Â	  X	Â	Â
CF Cold LP C/O FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10105	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC, by /s/ David N. Brooks, its Secretary		01/18/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
FIG CORP., by /s/ David N. Brooks, its Secretary		01/18/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
FORTRESS OPERATING ENTITY I LP, by FIG Corp., its general partner, by /s/ David N. Brooks, its Secretary		01/18/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
HYBRID GP HOLDINGS LLC, by Fortress Operating Entity I LP, its sole managing member, by FIG Corp., its general partner, by /s/ David N. Brooks, its Secretary		01/18/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
FIG LLC, by /s/ David N. Brooks, its Secretary		01/18/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
CF COLD GP LLC, by /s/ Constantine M. Dakolias, its President		01/18/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
CF COLD LP, by CF Cold GP LLC, its General Partner, by /s/ Constantine M. Dakolias, its President		01/18/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Securities held through YF ART Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("YFA"). YFA is not controlled by the reporting persons and may file separate reports under Section 16. Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all reported shares except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed to be an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported shares for the purposes of Section 16 or otherwise.
(2)	The Warrants to purchase Common Shares expire on the earliest to occur of (i) 5:00 p.m. New York time on January 31, 2019, (ii) the closing of a qualified sale transaction and (iii) the closing of a qualified initial public offering.

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