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.
Mike Schafer has written several rail-related books for MBI, including Classic American Streamliners, Streamliner Memories, Roller Coasters, Caboose, and Classic American Railroads.