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 #39
June 1991 ⦁ Volume 8 ⦁ Number 3

Sk. Bolton, Jr. Freight Car Photographs
‘Blue Island’ Reefers 2
Maryland And Pennsylvania Freight Car Roster
The Garvey Grain Division Of Garvey International (GGIX)

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Freight Cars Journal #38
April 1991 ⦁ Volume 8 ⦁ Number 2

The Midwestern Grain Cars: Part 1 – The Garvey Elevator Company, Inc. (GELX)
‘Blue Island’ Reefers
CHTT 200034 Fluidized-Gravity Covered Hopper Conversion

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Freight Cars Journal #37
February 1991 ⦁ Volume 8 ⦁ Number 1

Cp Rail Freight Car Pictorial

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Freight Cars Journal #36
December 31, 1990 ⦁ Volume 7 ⦁ Number 4

Illinois Central Freight Car Pictorial

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Freight Cars Journal #35
August 15, 1990 ⦁ Volume 7 ⦁ Number 3

Norfolk Southern’ 1989-1990 Coal Hopper Rebody And New Acquisitions Program
ATSF 90000
CSX 100-139: Central Transportation's 1931 Built Covered Hopper Series
A Pictorial Review Of NACC/GERSCO Freight Equipment,

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Freight Cars Journal #34
April 30, 1990 ⦁ Volume 7 ⦁ Number 2

Gunderson’s 1989 Box Car Conversions for the WCTU Railway
Reading Covered Hopper Class LOc
A History Of Pneumatic Brake Equipment For Railroad Cars 1869-1953

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Freight Cars Journal #33
March 30, 1990 ⦁ Volume 7 ⦁ Number 1

Western Pacific Freight Cars At Merger

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Freight Cars Journal #32
October 30, 1989 ⦁ Volume 6 ⦁ Number 4

Southern Pacific/Cotton Belt Covered Hoppers
Kansas City Southern 700002-700053 Heavy-Duty Flat Car
Nine Two-Bay Covered Hoppers From The Forties And Fifties

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Freight Cars Journal #31
July 28, 1989 ⦁ Volume 6 ⦁ Number 3

Milwaukee Road Flexi-Vans Marks I & Ii
Late Steam Era L.P.G. Tank Cars
The BPLNTH Numbers

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Freight Cars Journal #30
April 30, 1989 ⦁ Volume 6 ⦁ Number 2

UTLX #75966
Pulp and Chip Equipment in the Southeastern Paper Industry
Seaboard System Woodchip Hopper Car Fleet
Norfolk Southern Standard Color Scheme 1988
Trailer Train’s F89G and the Sierra Car and Foundry HO Scale Model
On Boxcars Rebuilt with Two Different Ends

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