BALITMORE, MD – APRIL 15: B O No.7005 Baltimore Ohio Railroad Flat car on April 15, 2017
The B O No.7005 was built by the B O shops in Washington, Indiana in 1960 as a 50-ton flatcar with a cushion cradle, which was used for handling a demountable trailer body. These demountable trailers were to serve in … Read More
BALITMORE, MD – APRIL 15: MDT IC No.13715 Merchants Dispatch Transportation Illinois Central Railroad Refrigerator car on April 15, 2017
The Merchants Dispatch Transportation Company MDT was established around 1857 by the American Express Company of New York and is the oldest surviving corporate name associated with refrigerator cars. In 1880, the company entered the refrigerator transit business. Originally, the … Read More
BALITMORE, MD – APRIL 15: Tank Car, steel, UTLX No.25155, GDYR No.1, Union Tank Car Company on April 15, 2017
UTLX 25155 was built by the Union Tank Car Company in May 1923. The 25155 was a steel tank car that had the capacity of 100,000 pounds and was nonpressurized with an expansion dome. The 25155 was sold to the … Read More