When you’re building a Model Railroad, or even in the planning stages, one of the best resources can be prototype reference pages like those below. Not only can they provide photo references to look at, but they also provide valuable information as to when the freight cars were built. This can help you in deciding what era you want to set your Model Railroad in and what type of equipment appeals to you.
We start off this section with some Wikipedia links to the basic car types and their general development in the Railroad industry.
Below that section we have provided links to some of the more popular Railroads’ Freight Car Rosters that many Model Railroaders set their theme around. The amount of information provided on this page is invaluable, and many of the sites have links to other Railroad sites for you to explore.
RAILROAD FREIGHT CAR ROSTER PAGES
- The UP (Union Pacific) Freight Cars Page
- The SP Freight Cars Page
- The AT&SF (Santa Fe) Freight Cars Page:
- The Burlington Northern Freight Car Roster
- The Soo Line
Rolling Stock Photographic Roster - The NS (original Norfolk Southern) Freight Cars Page
- The PRR Freight Car Page
- The Conrail Freight Car Roster
- The WP Freight Cars Page
- The D&RGW (Denver & Rio Grande Western) Freight Cars Page
- The Trailer Train Freight Cars Page:
- The Private Owner/Shipper Freight Cars Page
- The Great Northern Freight Car Roster
- The New York Central Freight Car Roster
- The SCL (Seaboard Coast Line) Freight Cars Page
- The Kansas City Southern Freight Car Roster
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Last Updated on 2 months ago by James from Model Railway Techniques
