Photo: Wabash Mather Boxcar An image from the Detroit Public Library: https://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A172723 Click on the image and hold to temporarily

Various Steel Industry Loads An undated photo from the Ohio Memory website: https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p15005coll10/id/2993/rec/13 Description: "Ladles loaded on train cars for shipment

A close-up look (photo by Jack Delano) at the slogan on a Santa Fe boxcar. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

This photo is from the Norfolk Southern Archive. The Archive is a collection of company photos from Norfolk Southern and its legacy railroads on this website: https://norfolksouthern.tumblr.com/archiv

This photo is from the Norfolk Southern Archive. The Archive is a collection of company photos from Norfolk Southern and its legacy railroads on this website: https://norfolksouthern.tumblr.com/archiv

Information from Chris Atkins... I just wanted to let everyone know that thanks to Jim Ruffing and Aaron Gjermundson and others on the NPRHA Modeling Committee, the NPHRA Company Store has stock in th

Notice the roof on the reefer in the foreground. It appears running board repairs were done "on the cheap" Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Also, if you substitute the name of another type car in the search box there are other P-S car photos available. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Many, Many Pullman Standard Boxcar Builder Photos The Illinois State Library Digital Archives has nearly 300 photos available on this link: http://www.idaillinois.org/digital/search/searchterm/photogr

Photo courtesy of Bob McGlone on the Early Rail Group: The stencil reads, "Use Only For Automobile Traffic". These days I take this to mean put all the traffic on the road ahead of me in this boxcar.

Unfortunately, this book is flawed. The late Richard Hendrickson noted, “The first half of the book on the 19th and early 20th century development of refrigerator cars was, in fact, written entirely b

Well, your dissertation on the word "proper" is all well and good. But I never used the word "proper" nor did anyone else in this discussion to date. But I do get your point. I already knew the Master

I noticed two terms for freight car parts in Mr. Trandel's presentation are in conflict with terms I usually see used on this group. The author used "roof walk" for "running board" and "stirrup step"

Forgotten Chicago For those of you who have Facebook (Yes, I hear your groans of disapproval) here is a short film shot from a train passing through Chicago's rail yards and industrial areas in the 19

LCL Cement Gondola Container Article Pardon my French...but most of this article, with many photos, is written in French. Enjoy the photos: http://teamtrack.soforums.com/t74-LCL-CONTAINERS-ON-GONDOLA.

Two questions: Besides coke, cement and calcium carbide, what other bulk commodities typically were shipped in LCL containers? What were the prime years for LCL container shipments? Thanks. Bob Chapar

In the photo I see truck frames and car doors. Where are the bottle of MEK? Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Crated Automobile Automobile probably for export. No date or other information. https://www.flickr.com/photos/gmpullman/48256484931/in/photostream/ Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Below is the text of an article from the November 1928 issue of the Frisco Employees Magazine. Did this system ever catch on with any railroad or rail car manufacturer? Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA ++++ Hea

Appreciating that there may still be some less-than-carload business on the rails, when were the railroads substantially out of the LCL business? Thanks. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA