In the world of railway enthusiasts and modelers, freight carriers are every bit as technically involved and evocative as engines and cabooses. This full-color gallery features and describes a trainload of "rolling stock" - boxcars, flatcars, hoppers, gondolas, tank cars, auto-rack transports and others - representing a variety of railways in action around the US.
This is not an in-depth look at freight train cars, but rather a celebration of the many gondolas, flat cars, boxcars, tank cars, livestock and refrigerator cars that have rolled on America's network of railroads during the 20th century.