ICG 767253 is a covered hopper known as a “type 4750” car. Covered hoppers were designed to carry grain, sugar, and other fine materials that must be protected from the weather. The 4750 design owed its designation to its capacity of 4,750 cubic feet. It was one of the most

KRLX 943 is a refrigerated boxcar, or “reefer,” built to transport meat products that required refrigeration. Kingan & Co., which was located in Indianapolis, operated a fleet of reefers similar to this one. This car has insulated sides and “bunkers” at each end where blocks of ice were loaded to

Chicago & North Western X261497 is a standard railroad flat car built for general freight service and later employed in maintenance-of-way service. It was originally numbered 44291 and then starting in 1970 it was made into half of a permanently-coupled pair of flat cars numbered 49101 before being rebuilt for

TTX 470902 is one of the earliest modern intermodal flat cars preserved in America. It was built at the same time Trailer Train was created as a joint venture by several railroads to support intermodal shipping, or the shipment of semi trailers and containers by rail, and was the forerunner

Pennsylvania Railroad 476199 is a rare example of a four-wheel caboose known as a “bobber.” Small cabooses like this were uncommon after about 1930 but this ND-class caboose (or “cabin car” as the PRR called cabooses) remained in service into the 1950s. It has a centered cupola on the roof

This car is a standard railroad flat car built for utility or freight service. It is fitted with stake pockets for affixing vertical stakes or removable wooden sides to the car so it could carry bulk commodities. The car was acquired from Commonwealth Edison but its history is uncertain. One

Pennsylvania Railroad 499320 is a class X23 boxcar built for general freight service over the PRR system. It is a “single-sheathed” car, built with exposed structural members and only a single layer of siding, and has a bracing design unique to the X23 design developed by the PRR. Car 499320

Chicago & North Western 791126 is an all-steel ballast car built for hauling ore, rock ballast, and other aggregate. Very similar to a standard hopper car, ballast cars were designed with doors in the bottom set to dump the car’s contents to the side of the tracks. This car was

UP 907149 is an all-steel express boxcar designed for shipment of time-sensitive and high-priority freight over the UP system. It is fitted with special trucks for high-speed operation with passenger trains or express freight trains. In 1969 it was put into work service. Builder: Union Pacific Year Built: 1939 Length:

Milwaukee Road 992300 is a standard railroad caboose designed for general freight service over the Milwaukee Road system. It has a widened (or “extended vision”) centered cupola on the roof to provide the conductor better visibility over his train. Builder: Pacific Car & Foundry Year built: 1975 Length: 41ft 8in