Don’t let the 1953 cast date fool you, this product from American Steel Foundry can still move as evident by the rotating roller bearings in the journal box housings while it supports the loaded... (more)

A pair of Bi-level auto racks and the Type E/F couplers that connect them together glide through the greenery of Notasulga as this pair of Santa Fe and Union Pacific owned racks bring up the more)

With bright orange colors of rust on the couplers, nice blue bearing end cap covers and a shiny black skin on the bodies, one can easily tell these tank cars were recently built (April 2012 to be ... (more)

Rails on the move
A half way loaded continues welded rail train (CWR) hustles along the S&NA South Subdivision after leaving more)

Tight-lock
A pair of long shank Type F couplers move past a blurring background as the wickedly fast Amtrak Auto Train r... (more)

Don’t tread on me
The “ACF Freight Saver” cushioned center sills of two coil cars gallop along the WofA mainline as the background blurs into the rearview. The 20 inch travel c... (more)

Fast Freight
Racing along the Western Railway of Alabama mainline and into Auburn at a cool 45MPH, this loaded tank car and the extended drawbar coupler of a boxcar roll past the blurr... (more)

138 years after the invention of the Janney coupler, two updated versions of its revolutionary design continue to keep cars connected and enhance the safety of railroading by preventing accidental... (more)

A colorful pair of empty LPG tank cars roll past as they enter the S&NA yard at Montgomery on Q572.

Super Shock Control
A pair of former Santa Fe 50' boxcars rush past displaying their cushioned draft gears as they bring up the rear of X406. The boxcar on the left is a Berwick Forg... (more)

Pulling For You!
A pair of 33K gallon LPG tank cars with Type E upper and lower shelf couplers roll past the 130 milepost on their way north. Notice that the cars are in tension (dra... (more)

Originally invented by Eli H. Janney in 1873, the knuckle coupler would later be a required application on U.S. railroads as of 1893. It has stood the test of time, and the basic concept lives on ... (more)