Category Archives: FREIGHT CAR HISTORY

THE UNDERSIDE OF A UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD FLAT CAR

Posted on January 26, 2016 by THE OLD MACHINIST

It is not common behavior of visitors to the ORANGE EMPIRE RAILROAD MUSEUM (OERM) to stoop over and observe the undersides of freight cars. This is unfortunate as there is a lot of important things to be seen. I have … Continue reading →

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COUPLERS

Posted on February 2, 2015 by THE OLD MACHINIST

It is almost banal to state the obvious, couplers are an essential part of railroad technology. They must withstand the pulling force of the locomotive as well as the buffing forces imparted by the operation of the train over a … Continue reading →

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A FIFTY YEAR OLD UPRR FREIGHT CAR MYSTERY

Posted on November 11, 2014 by THE OLD MACHINIST

I made these images in 1963, or shortly after, in the East Los Angeles UPRR yard. The different heralds, on the sides of new cars of the same build lot based on the car numbers shown in the images, caught … Continue reading →

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