A Rio Grande dolomite hopper car, built in 1958 to haul coal, waits at Provo Yard for a trip to Geneva Steeel's Keigley quarry for loading on Nov. 12, 1987.

A nifty Rio Grande covered hopper, built in June 1962, awaits service stored in the Riverton House Track on Dec. 14, 1985.

Seaboard round-end tail car #6604 brings up the rear of 4501's train past the beautifully restored depot in Chickamauga, GA

The Rock Lives! Buried deep in the Lange-Stegmann Company grain facility in Saint Louis, Missouri, on October 3rd, 2014, was a real "WABAC Machine" moment - a string with eight (ex) Rock Is... (more)

In August, 1973, stock cars were still in use on the BN at Livingston, Montana where these two were spotted. The NP car has had its roof walk removed, and the GN car is not lined-out, that is, co... (more)

This is the MHC test train with an MHC I and MHC II to run with a DOT geometry car to dig into the rather interesting results of the NTSB report from the 1994 Lake Shore Limited derailment involvi... (more)

The commemorative Pier 6 Hopper is in the consist of the U05, headed East into the yard at Williamson.

UFOs on the rail! Empty nuclear rod cars enter Enola yard off the Pittsburgh line

B761 slowly lumbers into Selkirk with 3 high/wide loads.

Formerly a Rock Island boxcar, this LaSalle and Bureau county wooden transfer caboose is seen passing the distinct water tower at Pullman Junction on Chicago's south side. Tom Golden photo.

A new addition to the Avery County Museum, ET&WNC caboose 505. After being used as a fishing cabin for many years it was decided that the relic's proper home would be next to the former Linville d... (more)

It was 105 degrees on this nice arid sunny day at the Orange Empire Railway Museum. I thought this classic Santa Fe "Foreman Car" was pretty neat.

This is the first prototype of experimental Bertin Aérotrain (Skytrain). This air levitation train circulating on a monorail on December 29, 1965. This day, the prototype reaches 90 km / h on a 1... (more)

A typical boarding car often spotted in northern Ontario. These cars house maintenance of way workers during the summer months at rural camps where work projects occur. Often, several of these car... (more)

As two trains pass at speed the conductor performs a rollby inspection from the rear platform of an ex PRR cabin car on the former NYC Michigan Central Porter Branch. The Wabash 4th District and t... (more)