Role Reversal
Old wheels ranging in size from 36 inch to 28 inch diameters earn their last revenue miles by riding atop a freight car instead of underneath it head for the scrap / sal... (more)

GSC Floating Bolster 3 Truck
The FB-3 truck was created by two casting foundries, General Steel Castings Corporation (GSC) and Adirondack Steel Castings for use on GE six axle locomot... (more)

The gentle curvature of a #15 turnout demonstrates how auto rack trains can enter into the lead tracks of the Kia assembly plant which at this time are void of any trains due to the annual Christm... (more)

What’s in a name?
A rather serendipitous placement of a weld between these two rails has added an extra “F” to the standard more)

When a freight car is built to haul heavier than normal loads such as this tank car carrying 297000 lbs of Vinyl acetate, a normal two axle truck will not do. Thus the distinctive three axle truc... (more)

HT-C Truck
Debuting in 1972 on the Dash 2 line of locomotives created by EMD, the HT-C truck was revolutionary for the fact that it was the first truck that allowed EMD to place all th... (more)

Frog Foliage
A solitary colorful leaf sits comfortably in the throat of a No.10 self guarded frog as its presence makes one wonder when the last time a flanged wheel made it over this ... (more)

Don’t let the 1953 cast date fool you, this product from American Steel Foundry can still move as evident by the rotating roller bearings in the journal box housings while it supports the loaded... (more)

Century Steel
Rolled way back in 1900 by the Lackawanna Iron & Steel Company in Scranton, Pennsylvania, this piece of 80 lb rail can certainly still hold its own as it has no trouble s... (more)

A nicely polished surface has been created from the hands of a recent cutting blade on this cross section of an otherwise rusty piece of more)

A pair of Bi-level auto racks and the Type E/F couplers that connect them together glide through the greenery of Notasulga as this pair of Santa Fe and Union Pacific owned racks bring up the more)

Compromise
When rails of two different sizes need to be joined, a compromise must be achieved - thus the compromise joint. This unique joint bar allows rail of different web thickness,... (more)

Flexible
With a pair of UP 6 axle units pulling slowly, another Continues Welded Rail (CWR) train full of 136lb Rocky Mountain Steel departs the city of Pueblo and shows off the spaghe... (more)

Second Hand
Cast in 1975 by the Standard Car Truck Company, this Barber S-2 designed side frame was once built for the L&N as seen by that fallen flags initials cast onto its side but... (more)

The wheels on the train go....
These 42” diameter steel beauties show off their constant rotation of going round and round inside the radial trucks of a UP SD70M lead unit on today�... (more)