The South Branch Valley’s Industrial Brownhoist crane is seen on a siding in Moorefield, West Virginia. The ultra-heavy frame and lack of knuckle couplers strongly suggest that the wrecker came ... (more)

On September 28, 2011, Union Pacific autorack No. ETTX No. 801625 is being rebuilt at the railroad’s car shop at De Soto, Missouri. Here, after the car has been painted and lettered, a crew fini... (more)

The Finger Lakes Railway pays tribute to New York Central's Pacemaker boxcar service with this specially painted boxcar.

An ex BN caboose sits in the sun in BNSF's Northtown Yard in Minneapolis. With the windows plated over, this caboose is now only used as a shoving platform.

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 slogan on this caboose reads, "Everyone gains where courtesy reigns". Ahead pulling this train, a Gas Turbine electric. To see the head end, search photo #639380 and thanks to Rick Erben for t... (more)

The tail end of all freight trains back in the 1960s had one of these.

Westbound climbing the slope

CNW caboose 10367 trails a southbound freight on CNW's New Line in Oak Creek, WI in July of 1987. The train has just passed under HWY 100, also know as Ryan Road. The pole line just visible in the... (more)

Amid rusting narrow gauge trucks and hoppers, a Fall Spectacular photo freight turns on the wye in Rockhill Yard.

CNW bay window caboose 11134 rests in the North Fond Du Lac, WI yard with 7 mates in March of 1968. Bob Ferge original from my collection.

A tank car sits next to the BN's siding at Skamania, with no track underneath its bogies.

This slab sided Budd car began life as a Coach that Amtrak chose to convert to a baggage car in the late 90s for the then-expanding mail and express business. This came at a time when Heritage ca... (more)

Eighteen years after the Chicago Great Western became part of the Chicago & North Western, this cushion-underframe plug-door bow car was still flying CGW colors.