One of CN's distributed braking cars brings up the tailend of 316X. These boxcars (purchased from CP, coming from the BN) have an air compressor to maintain air pressure on long trains during cold... (more)
Two windmill generators mounted on a heavy duty flat car make up part of this high and wide train. They don't seem that big when mounted on top of a pole and seen from a distance.
DRGW 12633 rests at Granger Wyoming on a cold January Morning. This car is noteworthy for being the only DRGW hopper repainted into Southern Pacific's speed lettering paint scheme. It also has not... (more)
Helium hauler At the Amarillo Railroad Museum, a Bureau of Mines MHAX car used to haul helium is on display. They had a capacity of 100 tons, or about 280,000 cubic feet, and carried he... (more)
The Pullman Standard Frontrunner Single Axle Spine Car was a cost saving alternative to the 'circus style' end loaded flat cars of the early 1980s. Efficiency was improved when trailers were loade... (more)