Clean and not tagged with graffiti, at the west end of Indiana Harbor Belt's Gibson yard.
Union Pacific 3095 West, train CLS (“California Live Stock”), pulls through the siding at ironically-named Dry Lake, Nevada, to drench and wet 18 triple-deck cars of hogs en route to customer ... (more)
A nifty Rio Grande covered hopper, built in June 1962, awaits service stored in the Riverton House Track on Dec. 14, 1985.
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)
A unique load on the Elgin Joliet & Eastern Porter Line in 1977. The placard reads "Do Not Hump".
A worn but original Illinois Central Gulf 86 foot autoparts boxcar sits in a Westbound manifest awaiting a 4-way meet at the McWillie siding. Changes in the auto industry have led to a loss of ma... (more)
In Nov. 1967, Pullman-Standard built eleven 40 ft. High Cube Box Cars for the D&RGW for Whirlpool appliance service. D&RGW 67422 had Equipco load dividers and was assigned to load on the Erie Lack... (more)
Soo Line's "Colormark" cars certainly lived up to the name! These colorful white, red and black cars were easy to spot among a train of dull brown freight cars. Built in May 1972, SOO 18496 was ... (more)
Think of refrigerator cars, and most railfans first think of Pacific Fruit Express, the joint venture of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific. But for some of us, the Santa Fe's large fleet of refr... (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)
As a young driver dreaming about owning a new car, this Southern Pacific Auto-Pack captivated my attention. It featured a rainbow of shiny new 1978 Chevrolet Camaros and Pontiac Firebirds that had... (more)
CIM 2005
What happens here, stays here ... thanks to Kodachrome! Union Pacific CA-10 caboose 25747 suns itself between asignments in Las Vegas, NV.
