Freight Cars Journal

ISSN 0742-9355

Freight Cars Journal explored the history, development, and technical evolution of freight cars. Published by David Casdorph, with contributions by many others, Freight Cars Journal provided data, technical drawings, and photographs for a wide range of freight cars.

Thank you to David Casdorph for allowing us to make this archive available and to the following individuals for their time and effort scanning various issues of Freight Cars Journal: Pierre Barbe, Richard Brennan, Jim Eager, Anthony Meadow, David North, Rob Shaw, Jim Stanitz, and many members of the railcarhistory email group.

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Freight Cars Journal #29
January 30, 1989 ⦁ Volume 6 ⦁ Number 1

Reading Freight Equipment Numerical List 1901-1938
Union Pacific Express Boxcars B-50-25
Chicago North Western and the Ralston Purina RBLs
El Reno’s Boxes

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Freight Cars Journal #28
October 15, 1988 ⦁ Volume 5 ⦁ Number 4

A Journey to the Land of Phosphate
General American Transportation Refrigerator Car Assignments
LO: The Covered Hopper Column #3

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Freight Cars Journal #27
July 27, 1988 ⦁ Volume 5 ⦁ Number 3

Santa Fe 50-Foot 100-Ton Double-Door Plate F Boxcars Of The 1970'S
Mckean H.O. Scale 50-Foot Acf Exterior-Post Boxcar
Missouri Pacific Piggyback Trailers: A Roster Of Major Series 1986
Big Three Industries Inc. Tank Car Photo Roster

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Freight Cars Journal #26
April 30, 1988 ⦁ Volume 5 ⦁ Number 2

Northern Pacific Freight Car Roster Circa 1940
Wisconsin Central's New Paint Scheme
Railbox Renumberings 1983-1987

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Freight Cars Journal #25
January 29, 1988 ⦁ Volume 5 ⦁ Number 1

Missouri Pacific Freight Car Roster

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Freight Cars Journal #24
November 30, 1987 ⦁ Volume 4 ⦁ Number 4

Charleston and Western Carolina's 36 root Boxcar #1939
The H.O. Scale Auto Parts Boxcars of Mark Ala
LO: The Covered Hopper Column #2

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Freight Cars Journal #23
July 31, 1987 ⦁ Volume 4 ⦁ Number 3

Southern Pacific's 1987 Open Hopper Fleet
Denver and Rio Grande Western Freight Car Roster of the 70's and 80's

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Freight Cars Journal #22
May 30, 1987 ⦁ Volume 4 ⦁ Number 2

Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Freight Car Roster c.1985
Southern Pacific Train Consists Part 2: SECIY Trains
White Pass & Yukon Freight Car Roster
LO: The Covered Hopper Column:1

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Freight Cars Journal #21
March 15, 1987 ⦁ Volume 4 ⦁ Number 1

Reading Co. Freight Equipment Numerical List 1885-1901

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