At Union Pacific’s De Soto car shop in Missouri, two men break down a freight car truck to its individual components for rebuilding on September 29, 2011. Here they are removing the springs befo... (more)

Welders at Union Pacific’s De Soto, Missouri, car shop repair freight car truck side frames on September 28, 2011.

Union Pacific autorack No. ETTX No. 801625 is in the final process of being rebuilt at the railroad’s car shop at De Soto, Missouri, on September 28, 2011. After painting and lettering of the fi... (more)

Chicago & North Western covered hopper No. 490403 has just been rebuilt at Union Pacific’s car shop in De Soto, Missouri, and awaits stripping of its old paint in the sandblasting bay of the pai... (more)

A welder inside Union Pacific’s De Soto, Missouri, car shop repairs a freight car truck side frame on September 28, 2011.

Workers inside Union Pacific’s car shop in De Soto, Missouri, break down the components of a the freight car truck from Chicago & North Western covered hopper No. 490348 prior to rebuilding on S... (more)

Inside Union Pacific’s De Soto car shop in Missouri, a 5-ton overhead gantry crane is used to break down the components of a freight car truck prior to rebuilding on September 28, 2011.

Union Pacific autorack ETTX No. 800477 and CNW covered hopper No. 490441 getting some finishing touches completed at the railroad’s car shop in De Soto, Missouri, on September 28, 2011. The auto... (more)

Two freshly-rebuilt and repainted Chicago & North Western covered hoppers (Nos. 490213 and 490878) sit just outside the Union Pacific’s De Soto Car Shop in Missouri on the afternoon of September... (more)

A worker in the Union Pacific car shop at De Soto, Missouri applies Union Pacific logos and “Building America” slogans to the side of Chicago & North Western covered hopper No. 490093 on Septe... (more)

Undecorated (almost)
A Chicago & North Western covered hopper gets a fresh coat of gray in the paint shop at Union Pacific’s car shop in De Soto, Missouri, on September 28, 2011. Most... (more)

On September 28, 2011, inside Union Pacific’s De Soto, Missouri, car shop a welder grinds a repair to a freight car truck side frame that once belonged to UP covered hopper No. 980091. The repai... (more)

A worker from Union Pacific’s De Soto car shop in Missouri cuts up damaged pieces from WPSX coal gon No. 1626 that is in the shop getting repairs done on September 28, 2011. These aluminum piece... (more)

Wreck repairs are being made to WPSX coal gon No. 1626 at Union Pacific’s De Soto car shop in Missouri on September 28, 2011. The damaged side has been removed, with the aluminum pieces cut up a... (more)

WPSX coal gon No. 1626 has wreck repairs done at Union Pacific’s De Soto car shop in Missouri on September 28, 2011. The damaged portions of this side of the car have been removed, with mechanic... (more)