These 52’6” steel side gondolas are carrying a much different load than we typically see; a very interesting load of hay! The Baltimore & Ohio gondolas, series 352000-354899 were built between 1957-1960. They are classed as 0-65, and have Bettendorf trucks. This...
These Denver & Rio Grande Western drop bottom gondolas have been employed in a Maintenance of Way capacity, hauling tunnel forms. Tunnel forms allow cement tunnel walls to be cast in-situ, allowing for a safe, finished tunnel, with fewer production steps and...
General service tank cars are used to transport a wide variety of liquid and solid materials, both hazardous and non-hazardous. Although they are classified as DOT-111 “nonpressure” by the U.S. Department of Transportation, general service tank cars are equipped with...
Built by International Car Co. for Rock Island Railroad in 1967, this bay-window caboose was later obtained by Union Pacific in the late 1970s and was painted into UP’s yellow scheme. Classed CA-13 by UP, it had its roofwalk removed and featured a billboard slogan...
These flat cars have been specially modified to carry concrete railroad ties in Maintenance of Way trains for Amtrak. The car has a unique on-deck rail system to allow a gantry crane to traverse the cars to unload ties trackside. Founded in 1971, Amtrak is the largest...