These two-bay ACF covered hoppers with round hatches are painted light gray with black logo and lettering. It was built in November 1967 by American Car & Foundry and runs on Barber® Roller Bearing trucks. One hundred of these hoppers were built for NP, intended for cement service. The large billboard NORTHERN PACIFIC herald was in use between 1965 and 1969.

This 40’ steel side reefer with Preco fan is painted box car red with yellow sides. The heralds are red, white and blue with main lettering in black with white end lettering. Built in February 1957, this reefer runs on Bettendorf trucks. The American Refrigerator Transit Company (ART) was a St. Louis, Missouri-based private refrigerator car line established in 1881 by the Missouri Pacific and Wabash railroads. It is now a subsidiary of the Union Pacific Railroad.

This 50’ flat car with fishbelly sides and tarp covered load is painted black with white lettering. Its was built in 1943 by Pullman-Standard and serviced in June 1973. It runs on Bettendorf trucks. Built during the war, this steel underframe car with wood floor proved to be a solid design. After transporting military machinery and equipment for the war effort, they were assigned to various services and ran the rails into the 1980s, many in maintenance-of-way.

This 56’ general service tank car is painted black with a gray bands. It bears large white logos and lettering and runs on Barber® Roller Bearing trucks. Tank car indication bands circa 1970 indicated the cargo the tank was carrying. The colours were as follows: diesel fuel, grey; gasoline, red; car journal oil, yellow; water, green; diesel lube oil, yellow trimmed with grey; reclaimed lube oil, yellow trimmed with green and solvents, red trimmed in yellow. The grey band on this car indicates it was used in diesel fuel hauling service.

this 40’ double-sheathed wood reefer is painted reefer orange with brown roof and ends and hardware. The car bears black-and-white heralds and black lettering. It was built in May 1924 by American Car & Foundry, serviced in April 1939 in Los Angeles, and runs on Bettendorf trucks. These were order by WP and delivered as PFE 52001-52775 wearing PFE paint and WP’s Feather River heralds. The cars were reconditioned in April of 1939. By the mid-1950s the cars were ready for rebuilding again.

This 39’ single dome tank car is painted red with white lettering. It was built in May 1960, pressure tested in December 1978, and runs on Bettendorf trucks. This tanker works in Maintenance-of-Way service, hauling diesel fuel. The sides and ends are stenciled in white with safety warnings ‘Close Tank Valve Before Moving Car’, ‘Diesel Fuel Only’ and ‘Inflammable.’

This ACF three-dome tank car is painted green with white logo and lettering. It was built in January 1916 by American Car & Foundry in Milton, PA, and serviced in January 1972. It runs on Bettendorf trucks. Originally built for Ozark Oil Line, this tanker has run the rails for many years. In service to the Penn Central, this class TM8B non-revenue car carried clean and dirty lube oil between Altoona and Hollidaysburg, PA.

These 89’ tri-level closed auto racks have yellow flat cars, white roofs, excess height ends, and aluminum sides. They’re lettered in white and black and roll on Barber® Roller Bearing trucks. The flat cars, owned by the TTX Corp., were built in January 1972 and rebuilt in February 1989. The end racks, owned by Ferromex Corp., were built in February 1985 and rebuilt in January 1995. Ferromex is a private rail consortium that operates the largest (by mileage) railroad in Mexico.

These 89’ tri-level closed auto racks have yellow flat cars, white roofs, excess height ends, and aluminum sides. They’re lettered in white and black and roll on Barber® Roller Bearing trucks. The flat cars, owned by the TTX Corp., were built in January 1972 and rebuilt in February 1989. The end racks, owned by Ferromex Corp., were built in February 1985 and rebuilt in January 1995. Ferromex is a private rail consortium that operates the largest (by mileage) railroad in Mexico.

This 50’ standard box car with double doors is painted brown with silver logos and lettering. It was built in April 1964 by Pullman Standard and runs on Roller Bearing trucks. The last 10 cars of this 100-car order were equipped with Evans DF belt rails and cross member-type loaders suitable for general service. By the mid-1970s the cars were re-equipped and re-numbered.

This 40’ Hy-Cube box car with single door is painted Chinese Red with white logo and lettering. It was built in November 1967 by Pullman Standard in Bessemer, AL, and runs on Barber® Roller Bearing trucks. Mini Hy-Cubes were specifically designed for use in large appliance service, assigned to specific appliance corporations such as Whirlpool, Admiral and Philco. This particular car was fitted with twin Equipco load dividers. The mini Hy-Cube phase was short-lived, quickly overshadowed by longer and bigger cars.

Produced at the dawn of the 20th Century, these Disconnects were the backbone of a number of standard and narrow gauge railroads throughout the Western United States. Our model represents an all steel version equipped with Hercules Logging Bunks that swivel as the prototype does. The resin log load is secured with scale brass tie down chains. The model also features Magne-Matic® Couplers on both ends of each car as was prototypical.

This 33’ twin bay hopper with rib sides is painted black with white logos and lettering. It was built in November 1918, serviced in 1948, and runs on Bettendorf trucks. This hopper began life as (Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway) BR&P 55134, later becoming B&O 726134 after B&O took over operations from BR&P sometime in January 1932.

This 100-ton three-bay hopper is painted UP synthetic red with yellow logos and lettering; it comes with a coal load. It was built in October 1962 by Bethlehem Steel and runs on Barber® Roller Bearing trucks. The AAR designation “HT” designates this as an open top, self-clearing car with fixed sides and ends, consisting of three or more divided hoppers. The hopper doors are hinged crosswise and dump between the rails.

This 40' standard box car with plug door is painted reefer orange with an aluminium roof. The black and white panther logo decorates the side of this car, with red "Thanks for your order" proudly displayed. LOVX has black lettering and runs on black Bettendorf trucks. LOVX 990 was originally a DT&I car built in 1919 and most recently serviced and repainted at the DT&I Jackson, OH shops in 1969. It was likely used to transport industrial salt.

These 40' drop-bottom gondolas are painted mineral red with white 'Great Northern' logo and lettering. They were built in July 1937, serviced in 1948, and run on Bettendorf trucks. This early paint scheme using gothic sans serif lettering was applied to new freight cars until 1956, and rebuilt cars through the 1970s; in 1956 the slant serif lettering was used on new cars.

This 56' general service tank car is painted black with large white and red CASCO logo and white lettering. It was built in May 1984 and runs on Barber® Roller Bearing trucks. Owned by GATX Rail Canada, a Canadian affiliate of General Tank Car Co., CGTX 17116 was one of a 25-car series leased by Casco for transporting corn syrup. Casco Inc. is one of Canada’s principal producers and suppliers of high-quality food ingredients and industrial products.

This 50' standard box car with single door is painted black with white lettering and red and yellow bands. It was built in October 1941 by Pullman-Standard, serviced in March 1948, and runs on Allied Full Cushion trucks. Originally numbered into series 25100-25288, KCS 400 is one of four cars converted into express box cars by KCS in 1948. These cars were equipped with special racks for loading Chevrolet front axles.

This 50' standard box car with single door wears two of the experimental paint schemes, each side painted C&O dark blue with 3" and 31" yellow bands each on a different side along the bottom. The left side bears the Chessie kitten emblem; the right side carries the C&O logo. The car is lettered in blue on yellow and yellow on blue. This car, sixth of six in the 'Cameo Car Series,' was built in May 1956 by Pullman Standard and runs on Roller Bearing trucks. All of the Cameo Series car designs feature varying widths of Yellow striping along with monograms and the recently adopted "Futura Demi-Bold" font.

This black 33' twin bay hopper with offset sides displays large yellow 'MONON' letters, 'The Hoosier Line' black Bettendorf trucks. The Monon Railroad (AAR reporting marks CIL, MON), also known as the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway from 1897-1956, operated almost entirely within the state of Indiana. The Monon was merged into the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in 1971, and much of the former Monon right of way is operated today by CSX Transportation.

This 50' standard box car with double doors is painted Century Green with black ends and roof. The side bears the New York Central 'cigar band' logo in black and white with red 'New York' letters. Lettering is in white. It was built in November 1959 and runs on Bettendorf trucks. #47030 is from a 100-car fleet, 26 of which were still in service as of 1981. XML standard box cars are loader-equipped and fully or partially lined with steel perforated side rails, or stanchions and cross members for the securing of certain types of lading or permanently attached moveable bulkheads.

This 40' double-sheathed wood reefer is painted box car red, yellow sides and black logo and lettering. It was built in January 1937 and runs on Bettendorf trucks. This reefer was leased by Union Refrigerator Transit Lines from Erie Railroad. It's capable of carrying 2,073 cubic feet of freight and boasts permanent floor racks.

These 40' drop bottom gondolas with side extensions are painted box car red with white 'SP' logo and white stenciling. End lettering is white. They were built in September 1946 by Pressed Steel Car Company and serviced in February 1965 in Fresno, CA. They run on Bettendorf trucks. Originally numbered as 89854-90403 series, these Class G-50-18 gondolas were fitted with different height extensions in the 1950s and renumbered into the 35000 series.

This 40' Evans three-bay covered hopper is painted B&M blue with white logo and lettering. It was built in January 1979 by Evans Products Company and runs on Barber® roller bearing trucks. In 1988, most of the Evans covered hopper lease fleet was acquired by the Pullman Leasing Company, given PLCX reporting marks and renumbered. The primary commodity for these cars is grain.

This 60' Centerbeam flat car is painted white with blue lettering and carries two different lumber loads. It was built in July 1978 by Gunderson Manufacturing Company and runs on Barber® roller bearing trucks. The Northwestern Oklahoma Railroad is a class III railroad operating in Woodward, OK, providing switching services for industrial customers. It interchanges with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway in Woodward.

This body style is typical of the log cars used on standard gauge railroads across the United States. This release carries a new square timber load.

This 50' standard box car with Youngstown door wears two of the experimental paint schemes, each side C&O dark blue with 12" and 36" yellow bands each on a different side. Each side bears the Chessie kitten emblem. The car is lettered in blue on yellow and yellow on blue. This car, fifth of six in the 'Cameo Car Series,' was built in May 1956 by Pullman Standard and runs on roller bearing trucks. All of the Cameo Series car designs feature varying widths of Yellow striping along with monograms and the recently adopted "Futura Demi-Bold" font.

This 50' Standard Box Car with single superior door is Car #13 of a series representing each of the Canadian provinces and territories. It displays the Atlantic Puffin and Pitcher Plant flower, Newfoundland & Labrador official provincial bird and flower. The flag of Newfoundland & Labrador is in the background. The road number 1949 represents the year the Newfoundland & Labrador joined the Confederation.

This black 39' single dome tank car has white lettering and runs on black Bettendorf trucks. Shippers' Car Line is a division of ACF Industries and operates cars under the SHPX reporting marks. Many cars were leased out to private companies. The diamond symbol on the dome denotes the manway bolted cover (dome closure) has a built-in safety feature so that internal commodity vapour pressure can't cause the cover to spring up when releasing the bolts. Newer tank cars we required to have this feature, eliminating the need for the symbol.

This 50' despatch stock car is painted box car red with white stenciling. It was built in July 1920 by Pullman Car Manufacturing Corp. of Birmingham, AL, and runs on Bettendorf trucks. T&P 21600 was assigned to series 21000-21699.

These 40' drop bottom gondolas with side extensions are painted box car red with large white 'SP&S' letters and white stenciling. They carry wood chip loads and run on Bettendorf trucks. The Pressed Steel Car Company originally built this group of gondolas in 1948 for the D&RGW. The 1950s saw the rapid development of the paper industry in the Pacific Northwest. As a result, the SP&S began purchasing the second-hand drop bottom gondolas and adding wood side extensions to increase the capacity. They were acquired and converted between August 1964 and 1965, and numbered into the 22400-22474 series.

Pan-Am / Shippers Car Line Road Number SHPX 66.

This three-dome tank car is painted black with white lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. It was built by American Car & Foundry in May 1930 for Shippers Car Line—one of a four-car order in Lot #1137. Shippers leased to the Mexican Petroleum Corporation. The three-dome tank cars were designed to carry small quantities of multiple products, such as several grades of motor oil, gasoline or chemicals to be shipped in one car. American Car & Foundry began production of three-dome tank cars in 1930 and continued through 1946.

This 33' twin-bay hopper with rib sides is painted black with white herald and lettering. It was built in March 1944, serviced in May 1964, and runs on Bettendorf trucks. This car was originally part of lot 2637, a 750-car build for the Alton as a war emergency composite hopper. The cars were converted to all steel in the 1950s.

This body style is typical of the log cars used on standard gauge railroads across the United States. This release carries a square timber load.

This 50' standard box car with Youngstown door wears two of the experimental paint schemes, each side with MOW gray and yellow bands. The right side of the car bears the C&O logo; the other side with the Chessie logo. This car, fourth of six in the 'Cameo Car Series,' was built in May 1956 by Pullman Standard and runs on roller bearing trucks. All of the Cameo Series car designs feature varying widths of Yellow striping along with monograms and the recently adopted “Futura Demi-Bold” font.

This black 100-ton 3-bay open hopper with coal load proudly displays the ‘Rio Grande’ name in white speed lettering and runs on black Barber® roller bearing trucks. This car, built by Bethlehem Steel Company August of 1966, was delivered in black with white lettering on the sides and ends. This Class HT hopper was seen working Through the mid-eighties.

This box car red 40’ outside braced box car with single door proudly displays the ‘Canadian Pacific’ name in white gothic lettering and runs on black arch bar trucks. When built in March of 1921, this box car had special hopper doors fabricated into the floor for grain service. The hoppers could be covered on the inside of the car to allow service as an ordinary box car. The hopper doors were removed during the 1930s. Canadian Car & Foundry, National Steel Car, Eastern Car Company and Canadian Pacific’s own shops built 9,000 of these cars between 1920 and 1921.

USS Constitution, known as “Old Ironsides,” is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy. Named after the United States Constitution, she is the oldest commissioned ship afloat in the world. The Constitution was one of the six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and was launched in 1797. Joshua Humphreys designed them to be the Navy’s capital ships and so Constitution and her sisters were larger and more heavily armed than the standard frigates of the period.

This three dome tank car is painted aluminium on the upper part of the tank and black on the lower. Lettered in black with Bettendorf trucks, this tanker was built in January 1932 by American Car & Foundry in Milton, PA. The vast majority of tankers through the steam era were single-compartment cars for transporting 6,000 to 10,000 gallons of one commodity. The three-dome tank cars were designed to carry smaller quantities of multiple products, such as several grades of motor oil, gasoline or chemicals to be shipped in one car.

This 50’ standard box car with single Superior door and no roof walk is painted orange with large black logo and lettering, and runs on black Barber® roller bearing trucks. Illinois Central Gulf railroad was formed by the merger of the Illinois Central Railroad Company and the Gulf, Mobile, and Ohio Railroad Company in 1972. After merging, the railroad operated in 13 states. Today, the IC ships freight and operates passenger trains for Amtrak. It was a subsidiary of IC Industries, Inc. (later Whitman Corp.), a holding company formed in 1962. The railroad was privatized in 1989 and merged with Canadian National Railway Company (CN) in 1999.

This 33’ twin bay hopper with offset sides is painted box car red with white herald and lettering. It was built by Bethlehem Steel in April 1967 and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Hopper 9471 was serviced and repainted oxide red with D&H billboard scheme at Oneonta, NY, in March 1971. Hoppers like these carried a variety of loads including coal, iron ore and ballast.

This 50’ steel side, 15-panel fixed end gondola is painted beige with white lettering and carries a sand load. It was built in May 1968, serviced in 2001 and runs on roller bearing trucks. This gondola was originally part of a 50-car series in general service to FEC. Many in this series were converted for specialized uses such as corn, aggregate and cement, hay or cross ties. Five of these cars were entered into MOW service and renumbered 3841, 3842, 3855, 3856 and 3865.

This 40’ standard box car with single door is painted box car red with white lettering. It displays the black diamond ‘LV’ logo and runs on black Bettendorf trucks. Built June of 1947 by Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing, this series of cars was the first delivered for one of the most successful freight car designs, the PS-1 box car. Over 76,000 PS-1s were built by Pullman-Standard between 1947 and 1968.

This 50’ standard box car with Youngstown door wears two of the experimental paint schemes, each side with colour blocks of unique dimensions. This car, third of six in the ‘Cameo Car Series,’ was built in May 1956 by Pullman Standard and runs on roller bearing trucks. All of the Cameo Series car designs feature varying widths of yellow striping along with monograms and the recently adopted “Futura Demi-Bold” font.

These 50’ flat cars with straight sides, side mount brake wheels and steel plate loads are painted box car red with white lettering and run on archbar trucks. The American Car & Foundry built these flat cars in December of 1929. The ampersand in the road number hints at the cars’ age; the railroad excluded that character from its road numbers in 1938. Santa Fe began life as a line following the Santa Fe Trail, assisting westward-bound immigrants.

This 50’ standard box car with single Superior door is car #12 of a series representing each of the Canadian provinces and territories. It displays the Gyr Falcon and Mountain Avens flower, the Northwest Territories official territorial bird and flower. The flag of the Northwest Territories is in the background. The road number 1870 represents the year the Northwest Territories joined the Confederation.

These 40’ drop bottom gondolas are painted black with white logos and lettering. They were built by Pressed Steel Car Company in November 1936, serviced
in July 1964 and run on Bettendorf trucks. These tough drop bottom cars were more versatile than the open hoppers or solid bottom gondolas. They were seen
well into the 1970s, even after the NP merger with Burlington Northern.

This scale test car is painted red with white “Wet Noodle” logo and white lettering. It was built by Eastern Car Company of Trenton, Nova Scotia, in March 1957 and serviced in September 1975. Charged with the responsibility of keeping all the track, truck, baggage and freight scales on their respective lines in perfect condition, the scale inspector’s arrival was often preceded by the appearance of the small scale test car. The scale test cars were always to be hauled just in front of the caboose. Immediately upon arrival at the terminal, they were set aside and subjected to a minimum of switching. Under no circumstances were they to be used in switching other cars in the train.

This 33’ panel-side twin bay hopper is painted mineral red with white herald and lettering. It was originally built in June 1912, but was rebuilt into the panel-side hopper in December 1948 and re-built many times after that. It runs on Andrews trucks. Principally used for rebuilding, the raised panel sides featured on this model was originally developed out of a need to provide parts to repair heavily used and rusted hoppers and increase capacity at the same time.

This 50’ standard box car with Youngstown door wears two of the experimental paint schemes, each side similar with the colours reversed. The shape used here is a diagonal ‘chevron’ shape across each side, adorned with the Chessie kitten.
Lettering is in yellow and blue. This car, second of six in the ‘Cameo Car Series,’ was built in May 1956 by Pullman Standard and serviced in May 1956. It runs on roller bearing trucks. All of the Cameo Series car designs feature varying widths of yellow striping along with monograms and the recently adopted “Futura Demi-Bold” font. Five of the six cars received two different schemes per side. These “Cameo” schemes were intended to promote Chessies (LCL) less-than-carload service.

USS Midway, an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, the lead ship of her class, was the first to be commissioned after the end of World War II. Active in the Vietnam War and in Operation Desert Storm, as of 2004 she is a museum ship in San Diego, California. She is the only remaining aircraft carrier of the World War II era that is not an Essex-class ship. Her revolutionary hull design was based on what would have been the Montana class battleships and gave her superior manoeuvrability over all previous carriers.

These 50’ standard box cars with plug door and no roofwalks are painted yellow with black heralds and lettering. They were built in December 1961, serviced in February 1971, and run on Barber® roller bearing trucks. These nonrefrigerated insulated cars were used by Western Fruit Express which was originally a subsidiary of Great Northern, predecessor of Burlington Northern.

Shell Chemical Company, Road Number 651

These three dome tank cars are painted orange and black with black herald and lettering. Built in October 1941, they run on Bettendorf trucks. While the single dome tankers were generally intended to carry a large quantity of a single commodity, the three dome tankers were designed to carry smaller quantities of multiple products such as motor oil, gasoline or chemicals. ACF began producing these cars in 1934 and continued through 1946.

Western Pacific®, Road Number 9248

These 40’ drop bottom gondolas are painted black with large silver lettering, silver stenciling and runs on black Barber® roller bearing trucks. This is one of 300 gondolas used by the Western Pacific for hauling anything from coal or pipe to sugar beets. Sometime between 1928 and 1930 they were upgraded with new steel doors and ends. Although these general service cars worked hard for decades, many survived well into the 1970s.

This Evans three bay covered hopper is painted aluminum with black herald and lettering. It was built in 1966 for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway from an order of a 10 cars on Lot #16001. This car is a 4750-cuft, three Compartment aluminum covered hopper with 100-ton Barber® roller bearing trucks. Corrosion resistance and the lightweight of aluminum made it especially suited to the construction of large covered hoppers. The 4750-cuft aluminum covered hopper car offers a payload of 105 tons, nearly 7 profit-tons more than a steel car of comparable size.

This 50’ standard box car with Youngstown door is painted black Chessie cat monogram and Chessie script herald. Lettering is in yellow. This car, first of six in the ‘Cameo Car Series,’ was built in May 1956 by Pullman Standard and serviced in May 1956. It runs on roller bearing trucks. All of the Cameo Series car designs feature varying widths of Yellow striping along with monograms and the recently adopted “Futura Demi-Bold” font. Five of the six cars received two different schemes per side. These “Cameo” schemes were intended to promote Chessie’s (LCL) less-than-carload service.

This 50’ standard box car with single Superior door is car #11 of a series representing each of the Canadian provinces and territories. It displays the Rock Ptarmigan and Purple Saxifrage flower, Nunavut’s official territorial bird and flower. The flag of the territory of Nunavut is in the background. The road number 1999 represents the year the “Our Land, Our Strength” territory joined the Confederation.

This 50’ standard box car with Youngstown door is painted dark green with a horizontal white stripe across the sides and doors. The car displays the Monad logo, “Scenic Route of the Vista Dome” lettering, the arched “Northern Pacific lettering and runs on black Bettendorf trucks. Originally, these 50’ single door cars built by NP in October 1950 were part of series 31000-31499. Some from this group were converted into “DF” service by the Northern Pacific at Brainerd in 1954-1956 and painted into NP’s dark green with the “DF” medallion on the door advertising the accommodations for their shippers. They were re-numbered into the 1100-1295 series.

This 50’ standard box car with plug door is painted black with a yellow logo and lettering. Built in 1972, it runs on black roller bearing trucks. The Seaboard Air Line merged with the Atlantic Coast Line on July 1, 1967, to form The Seaboard Coast Line. About 1974, SCL began advertising itself as “The Family Lines.” The title was a marketing device, not a corporate name. The names in this family: SCL, Louisville & Nashville, Clinchfield, Georgia Railroad, and the West Point Route. The SCL continued to operate trains of its predecessors. On November 1, 1980, SCL and Chessie System were merged into the CSX Corporation. On December 29, 1982, Louisville & Nashville was merged into SCL to form the Seaboard System Railroad.

This 50’ steel side fixed end gondola is painted black with white lettering. It was built in April 1952 by General American Transportation Corporation and serviced in April 1958. It runs on roller bearing trucks. The series was originally built for general service, yet over half of the series was later converted to specialized uses: Coil steel, ferro-manganese ore, containers and glass.

This 50’ steel side fixed end gondola is painted black with white lettering. It was built in July 1951 by Bethlehem Steel and serviced in September 1976. It runs on roller bearing trucks. The large ‘READING’ is spelled out in speed lettering and precedes the 1969 introduction of the green and yellow paint scheme. After this gondola was serviced in September 1976, it retained its original ‘built scheme’ and has been relegated to company scrap service.

This 40’ standard box car with single door is painted aluminium with black logo, slogan and lettering. It was built in May 1940 and serviced in October 1963. It runs on roller bearing trucks. This car, now in company service, has been carefully painted aluminium in mixed schemes applied from the years 1950, 1952 and 1956. Last serviced in October 1963, the car was spotted assigned to motive power and machinery department service at Cheyenne, Wyoming, in June 1992.

This 40’ standard box car with single door is painted aluminium with black logo and lettering. It was built in April 1941 and serviced in January 1969. It runs on Bettendorf trucks. It is now in company service, assigned as a tool car for the SB-1 side-boom Cat outfit. Last serviced in January 1969, it was stationed at Minturn, Colorado, for years in MOW service. It was spotted in 1975 in silver MOW paint.

This scale test car is painted yellow and lettered in green. It was built in April 1978 and charged with the responsibility of keeping all the track, truck, baggage and freight scales on their respective lines in perfect condition. The scale inspector’s arrival was often preceded by the appearance of this small scale test car. The scale test cars were always to be hauled just in front of the caboose. Immediately upon arrival at the terminal, they were set aside and subjected to a minimum of switching; under no circumstances were they to be used in switching other cars in
the train.

This scale test car is painted black with gold ends and is lettered in black on the sides and black on the ends. It was built by Lake Erie Engineering Corporation in 1940. Charged with the responsibility of keeping all the track, truck, baggage and freight scales on their respective lines in perfect condition, the scale inspector’s arrival was often preceded by the appearance of the small scale test car. The scale test cars were always to be hauled just in front of the caboose. Immediately upon arrival at the terminal, they were set aside and subjected to a minimum of switching; under no circumstances were they to be used in switching other cars in the train.

USS Astoria was one of three heavy cruisers guarding the northern approach to Guadalcanal and Tulagi, and was the only one afloat after a blistering night action against a Japanese cruiser force. However, she was gravely damaged in this Battle of Savo Island. Though her crew struggled all through the morning of 9 August to save their ship, USS Astoria succumbed to her wounds shortly after noon, sinking into the depths of a body of water that would soon be called “Iron Bottom Sound,” in recognition of all the ships that were lost there.

This 50’ standard box car with double doors and no roofwalk is painted box car red with white and green logo and white lettering. It was built in February 1962 and serviced in December 1981. It runs on roller bearing trucks. This car has been fitted with bulkheads, side rub rails and doorway bars, though equipment varies within the series. Its in assigned service to Conrail at Buffalo, New York.

This three-bay covered hopper with elongated hatches is painted dark grey with white lettering. It was built in December 1996 and runs on roller bearing trucks. It was built in Canada by National Steel Car of Hamilton, Ontario. Illinois Central is a partner of Canadian National; by lettering the cars for an American railroad, it allowed CN to avoid Canadian sales taxes.

Southern Pacific®, Road Number #481087

These 100-ton three-bay open hoppers are painted freight car red with white logos and lettering. They were built in September 1977 by American Car & Foundry and run on Barber® roller bearing trucks.

This 50' standard box car with plug door and no roofwalk has yellow sides, black ends and an aluminum roof. It bears blue and white lettering and runs on black Barber® roller bearing trucks. Napierville Junction Railway was the corporate arm of the Delaware & Hudson Railway in Canada. It operated some 28 miles of line between the U.S. border at Rouses Point, N.Y. and a junction with the CP and CN at St. Constant, Quebec, 20 miles southwest of Montreal. Canadian Pacific absorbed the NJ reporting mark into their listings by 1992 when it purchased D&H.

This 33' USRA panel-side twin-bay hopper is painted black with white logo and lettering, and is released with a coal load. It was built in May 1923 and serviced in February 1935. It runs on Andrews trucks. The hoppers in this series were re-built many times with some of the series receiving panel sides in 1935. The remaining hoppers in the series kept their flat sides.

This 40' standard box car with single Superior door, tall ladders and no roofwalk is painted freight car red with white logo and lettering. It was built in October 1948, serviced in November 1967, and runs on Bettendorf trucks. This car, one of a group of 1500 XM box cars, uses a six-foot Superior door and was repainted into IC’s brand new ‘split rail’ "Mainline of Mid-America" scheme in November 1967.

This 89' 4" TOFC flat car is painted blue with white stencilling and runs on blue Barber® roller bearing trucks. The Alaska Railroad Corporation is a self-sustaining, full-service railroad serving ports and communities from the Gulf of Alaska to Fairbanks. Owned by the State of Alaska since 1985, the railroad is governed by a seven-member board of directors appointed by the Governor of Alaska.

This 50' standard box car with single Superior door is car #10 of a series representing each of the Canadian provinces and territories. It displays the Great Grey Owl and Prairie Crocus flower, Manitoba's official provincial bird and flower. The flag of the Province of Manitoba is in the background. The road number 1870 represents the year the "Glorious and Free" province joined the Confederation.

This red 50' gondola with fishbelly sides and drop ends displays large, white "Burlington" letters, white stenciling and the "Burlington Route" herald. It exhibits white lettering and runs on black Barber® roller bearing trucks. Last shopped in July 1959, this gondola was one of 200 built in 1955. From Lake Michigan to the Rockies, and from Montana to the Gulf of Mexico, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and its subsidiaries operated 12,000 miles of track in 14 states.

This 40' standard box car with single Superior door is painted blue with white stencilling, white and red "PHD" herald, and white "St. Clair Blue Water Route" lettering. It runs on black Bettendorf trucks. Originally built in October 1947, this box car was rebuilt by the U.S. Railway Equipment Company in February 1966.

This 50' rib side box car with plug door and no roofwalk is painted box car red with white Burlington Northern circle cross and lettering. It was built in March 1975 and runs on roller bearing trucks. This car is one of over 400 cars in its series. Paint schemes varied somewhat within the series, suggesting the series may have been comprised of many similar cars not necessarily built at the same time or part of the same build order.

This 39' single dome tank car is painted hopper red with yellow logo and lettering. It was built in October 1937 and serviced in 1976. It runs on Bettendorf trucks. This insulated tank car was used in the transport of molasses to feed and grain dealers for use in cattle ranching.

This 50' rib side box car with single door and no roofwalk is painted yellow with blue ends. The sides display blue logos and lettering with white lettering on the ends. It was built by FMC in Portland, OR, in January 1977 and runs on roller bearing trucks. The Cadiz Railroad was built around the turn of the 20th century for the purpose of transporting tobacco to Gracey, KY. According to legend, when the railroad was organized in 1901, a company needed to have at least 10 miles of track. So, founder William Cleland built about two extra miles of curves into the line to ensure Cadiz would have its own rail line.

This 50' standard box car with plug door and no roofwalk is painted mineral red with one side wearing a white banner, framed in red, with graphics for 18 Canadian newspapers. Lettering is in both black and white. Trucks are Bettendorf. This car was built in 1966 by National Steel Car and serviced in September 1970 when it received its specialized graphics. This car, one of four uniquely decorated, operated as such for a short while to raise awareness of CN's freight transportation role for each item displayed on the car side. For this car it was its role in the transportation of newsprint.

This 40' standard box car with single Superior door is painted box car red with white lettering and logo. It was built in October 1957 by Pullman Standard and serviced in September 1968. It runs on black Bettendorf trucks. B&O had two groups of cars built for its "Time Saver Service." The first group was a 600 car fleet (series 470000-470599) built by ACF and classed M-66. This car represents the second group B&O of 400 cars built by Pullman Standard. The Time Saver Service is how B&O promoted their high speed scheduled LCL (less than car load) freight service.

This 36' riveted steel caboose is painted midnight blue with red, white and blue flag and white lettering. It's designed to bring up the end of the U.S. Navy series cars. The Navy series freight cars showcase prominent Navy vessels from the past and present.

This 33' twin bay hopper with notched peak end and rib sides is painted box car red with white logo and lettering. It comes equipped with coal load and runs on Bettendorf trucks. This hopper was built by Pullman Standard in April 1952 at the Bessemer, AL, plant and is one of more than 1600 hoppers built for this series. It was primarily used to haul coal for the L&N.

This 50' rib side box car with plug door and no roofwalk is painted Big Sky Blue with the white Rocky logo and lettering. It was built in October 1968 by Pacific Car & Foundry in Renton, WA, and runs on Barber® roller bearing trucks. This car was equipped with Car Pac loaders (belt restraints) and a Hydra-Cushion underframe.