Before the days of PSR on CSX, one could see loads of aggregate such as sand moving on entire unit trains. The rolling stock was railroad owned and some cars even retained fallen flag paint schem... (more)

When key components on freight cars fail and the subsequent repairs can’t be made at the location said car is set out, then you got to improvise a temporary solution to get the car running again... (more)

Holding onto what little grab irons there are on a Difco dump gondola, the conductor of A746 keeps a 3 point stance as he rides the shove maneuver to place these gons or riprap into the Opelika si... (more)

When large loads need to be moved, the heavy duty flatcar does the trick. This 230 ton capacity flatcar built in May of 2001 at the TTX Augusta, Georgia plant has a 27’ long depressed center wh... (more)

The Southway Crane & Rigging machine digs in as it begins to lift the A-end of GATX tank car number 69610 who fell in-between the gauge earlier in the day. more)

A Gunderson built bulkhead flatcar sits on the West Point siding in the early morning hour looking like it's awaiting unloading of its heavy structural steel beams. I... (more)

Not your Father's Scale Test Car
Wearing the eye catching orange paint typically found in MoW cars, this former Pullman Standard 4 bay covered hopper has been reclassified to another ... (more)

A pair of SP painted AC4400 units are seen resting at Denver's North Yard as other UP yard engines continue to sort cars on a clear summer morning. The BNSF S-OMATAC had just pulled into the BNSF... (more)

A one month old Ferromex auto rack from the Trinity plant in Mexico follows the same trend set by Trinity for its rebuilds of older BNSF racks, that is the painting of the TTX flatcar into the sam... (more)

It's easy to tell which wheel set is the newer one on this car. The previous set was tagged by a wayside defect detector for a hotbox and thus resulted in this car being set out at the West Point... (more)

All Auto rack, All Orange
A brand new Multi-Max auto rack set up in the bi-level configuration and built by Gund... (more)

Colorado’s newest and oldest unit trains meet each at the Pueblo Junction as they head to their respective customers. The newest, in the form of crude oil trains, is stopped on the former BN mai... (more)

These massive wind blade loads demonstrate their maneuverability atop drawbar connected 89’ flats as they head through the east leg of Pueblo Junction. Once this train is entirely on the BNSF m... (more)

For some freight cars the end of the line is not necessarily the scrapper’s torch, but instead finding use somewhere else other than the railroad. This former Santa Fe covered hopper built in M... (more)

As the tie replacement continues along the WofA mainline, numerous crossings will also be upgraded with new ties, a fresh top layer of asphalt and new rail of course. Which is exactly the scene t... (more)