a loaded gondola of new ties for the Caramat Sub was set off by a 313 earlier in the week. The auto carrier next to it didn't want to let go!

Transporting oil by rail is becoming increasingly popular among the big oil companies. Southern Ontario sees no shortage in pipeline action as CN 305 (foreground) hauls jet fuel from Moncton, NB f... (more)

A new Rio Grande bi-level auto rack awaits departure from UP's Provo Yard on a westbound military train. Built in October 1986, the W&K/Thrall fully enclosed rack rides on a Bethlehem 89 ft. flush... (more)

Dressed in 'freight car orange' paint, a 50-foot FMC-Gunderson double door box car was on public display in Salt Lake City on May 17, 1986. The Wood Packer was a series of 100 cars purchased new b... (more)

1 car of the NS 68Q ethanol train still burning out before it will be moved.

A Rio Grande 'Coal Liner' gondola has found new work hauling scrap for a recycling company. Five of these were built new by Thrall for the D&RGW in May 1969 to haul coal between Carbondale, Colora... (more)

Nice line-up of fallen flag boxcars. B&O round top, DL&W (Route of the Phoebe Snow), Great Northern, Burlington....just about as interesting as the steam engine pulling them.

One of CN's distributed braking cars brings up the tailend of 313. These boxcars (purchased from CP, coming from the BN) have an air compressor to maintain air pressure on long trains during cold ... (more)

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)

It's raining into the car

Light Weight
The weight of empty aluminum coal gondolas show their rail bending capabilities as they sit atop 90 lb rail rolled only miles east of this location at the more)