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By:Roberto Alaniz
Dates:1/1/2011 - 3/31/2012
Album Info:This album contains unusual and uncommon freight car photos.
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UP 77884
Title:  UP 77884
Description:  Looks pretty good for a 33 year old hopper. For the most part, this one has escaped graffiti artists.
Photo Date:  12/1/2011  Upload Date: 12/4/2011 1:45:43 PM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  137   Comments: 1
TBOX 661612
Title:  TBOX 661612
Description:  Fresh from the factory and rolling out on an eastbound manifest. How long will this box stay graffiti free? My guess is two hours.
Photo Date:  12/9/2011  Upload Date: 12/12/2011 1:51:46 AM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  91   Comments: 2
ATGX 12348
Title:  ATGX 12348
Description:  It's been years since I've seen any D&H rolling stock and this is the first of two D&H hoppers I spotted today.
Photo Date:  12/9/2011  Upload Date: 12/11/2011 3:11:47 PM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  75   Comments: 0
CSX 166521
Title:  CSX 166521
Description:  Stenciled "Buckeye Inventory Moves Only", must be in Fort Worth on an inventory move.
Photo Date:  12/9/2011  Upload Date: 12/11/2011 4:18:16 PM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  74   Comments: 0
RCRX 2500
Title:  RCRX 2500
Description:  Fresh from the factory and already suffering spilled acid burns.
Photo Date:  12/18/2011  Upload Date: 12/19/2011 5:17:11 PM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  118   Comments: 0
NYC 884802
Title:  NYC 884802
Description:  This hopper was built for Reading but carries NYC reporting marks post Conrail. Too bad predecessor line reporting marks were not revivied.
Photo Date:  12/18/2011  Upload Date: 12/19/2011 5:18:26 PM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  96   Comments: 1
CSX 245905
Title:  CSX 245905
Description:  An old Seaboard System hopper creeps along into Ney Yard.
Photo Date:  12/18/2011  Upload Date: 12/19/2011 6:12:46 PM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  82   Comments: 0
TTMX 80647
Title:  TTMX 80647
Description:  Hastily stenciled for new owner Trailer Train.
Photo Date:  12/18/2011  Upload Date: 12/19/2011 6:16:13 PM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  400   Comments: 0
TTRX 370448
Title:  TTRX 370448
Description:  The big flouresent sticker states "do not load, home shop for repairs".
Photo Date:  12/18/2011  Upload Date: 12/19/2011 6:27:46 PM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  95   Comments: 0
UTLX 642619
Title:  UTLX 642619
Description:  As Homer Simpson would say, mmm... edible tallow.
Photo Date:  12/18/2011  Upload Date: 12/19/2011 6:24:08 PM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  104   Comments: 0
FURX 894380
Title:  FURX 894380
Description:  Owned by First Union, leased to Bentonite Corp, rolling on UP through Fort Worth.
Photo Date:  12/18/2011  Upload Date: 12/19/2011 6:22:04 PM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  149   Comments: 0
GONX 340395
Title:  GONX 340395
Description:  When I first saw this car I thought some Okie misspelled their state but it was originally "Rocklahoma-08". I don't associate rock with Oklahoma.
Photo Date:  12/21/2011  Upload Date: 12/21/2011 10:35:46 PM
Location:  Midlothian, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  119   Comments: 0
BNSF 888561
Title:  BNSF 888561
Description:  I'm not sure if this is a flat car or a back up platform for crews during back up moves.
Photo Date:  12/21/2011  Upload Date: 1/2/2012 11:20:13 PM
Location:  Midlothian, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  134   Comments: 0
UP 908496
Title:  UP 908496
Description:  Heading back to UP's Prefab Turnout Plant for more track.
Photo Date:  12/21/2011  Upload Date: 1/2/2012 11:57:32 PM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  242   Comments: 0
GATX 210414
Title:  GATX 210414
Description:  On it's maden voyage out of Trinity Railcar's Fort Worth tank car assembly plant. Pretty soon new GE locomotives will be departing Fort Worth too!
Photo Date:  12/21/2011  Upload Date: 1/3/2012 12:36:27 AM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  163   Comments: 0
CP 390338
Title:  CP 390338
Description:  I still can't figure out who owned this car before Canadian Pacific.
Photo Date:  12/25/2011  Upload Date: 1/2/2012 11:33:53 AM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  161   Comments: 2
FURX 850843
Title:  FURX 850843
Description:  Pool service...
Photo Date:  12/27/2011  Upload Date: 1/2/2012 11:11:16 AM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  67   Comments: 0
IHB 19090
Title:  IHB 19090
Description:  Sometimes I think there are freight cars parked in some distant siding for decades then are found and put back into road$service. This pair of IHB gondolas could fall under that catagory.
Photo Date:  12/27/2011  Upload Date: 1/2/2012 11:18:16 AM
Location:  Haslet, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  89   Comments: 0
IHB 19025
Title:  IHB 19025
Description:  Sometimes I think there are freight cars parked in some distant siding for decades then are found and put back into road service. This pair of IHB gondolas could fall under that catagory.
Photo Date:  12/27/2011  Upload Date: 1/2/2012 11:19:44 AM
Location:  Haslet, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  99   Comments: 0
ARMN 765292
Title:  ARMN 765292
Description:  One night stands. Or so the door says.
Photo Date:  12/31/2011  Upload Date: 1/2/2012 12:55:01 AM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  88   Comments: 0
ITTX 930289
Title:  ITTX 930289
Description:  This BNSF box took a spill and is en route home for repair (or dismantiling). The bent metal has!revealed BN green around the door and door frame.
Photo Date:  12/31/2011  Upload Date: 1/2/2012 11:08:58 AM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard,Wreck
Locomotives: 
Views:  166   Comments: 0
TOE 3063
Title:  TOE 3063
Description:  I remember these boxes when they were new and blue. Now they're eaded green and marked up.
Photo Date:  12/31/2011  Upload Date: 1/2/2012 11:12:10 AM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  72   Comments: 0
RKCX 3006
Title:  RKCX 3006
Description:  A COFC that isn't a COFC. This containter on flat car is under renovation into MOW equipment next to the Ardmore yard. Note the freshly painted underframe.
Photo Date:  1/1/2012  Upload Date: 1/2/2012 12:52:27 AM
Location:  Ardmore, OK
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  199   Comments: 0
BNSF 211423
Title:  BNSF 211423
Description:  After suffering a derailment, this BNSF stack car is being cut up in Miller Yard. The containers stacked on this car didn't fare well either.
Photo Date:  1/4/2012  Upload Date: 1/5/2012 9:44:08 PM
Location:  Dallas, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard,Wreck
Locomotives: 
Views:  101   Comments: 0
CTRN 501012
Title:  CTRN 501012
Description:  It looks like the tagger(s) wrote the car number above their artwork.
Photo Date:  1/7/2012  Upload Date: 1/8/2012 10:11:19 PM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  115   Comments: 0
CSS 1854
Title:  CSS 1854
Description:  Built new for South Shore in 1968 and given a midlife rebuild in 1989 this coil car is carrying mismatched hoods but still at work. Judging from the damaged and hanging brake wheel it might be time for some mechanical work.
Photo Date:  1/7/2012  Upload Date: 1/8/2012 10:49:38 PM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  112   Comments: 0
MOT 1007
Title:  MOT 1007
Description:  Looks like an old Middletown & New Jersey boxcar now owned by Marine Oil Transportation. Can you see the florecent yellow defect decal mixed in with all the graffiti?
Photo Date:  1/7/2012  Upload Date: 1/8/2012 10:53:22 PM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  147   Comments: 0
UP 908482
Title:  UP 908482
Description:  Going back to the Prefab Turnout Shop for another load of prefab turnouts.
Photo Date:  1/7/2012  Upload Date: 1/8/2012 5:52:53 PM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  247   Comments: 0
RVPR 3317
Title:  RVPR 3317
Description:  The roof looks like it's covered in snow but this car is the victim of a spilled load.
Photo Date:  1/7/2012  Upload Date: 1/8/2012 11:46:22 PM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  69   Comments: 0
JTTX 914006
Title:  JTTX 914006
Description:  An IBT boxcar gets a ride back to the shop after getting into a pretty bad wreck.
Photo Date:  1/18/2012  Upload Date: 1/21/2012 9:20:02 AM
Location:  Saginaw, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard,Wreck
Locomotives: 
Views:  232   Comments: 0
PTLX 14848
Title:  PTLX 14848
Description:  The faded sign on the side of the car is Far-Mar-Co.
Photo Date:  1/22/2012  Upload Date: 2/7/2012 12:02:00 AM
Location:  Saginaw, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  137   Comments: 0
UP 39081
Title:  UP 39081
Description:  Disgruntled employee? Angry railfan? Either way, I doubt this car will get new paint.
Photo Date:  1/22/2012  Upload Date: 2/7/2012 12:11:07 AM
Location:  Saginaw, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  110   Comments: 1
WGR 5017
Title:  WGR 5017
Description:  More rust than paint.
Photo Date:  1/22/2012  Upload Date: 2/7/2012 12:15:54 AM
Location:  Saginaw, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  135   Comments: 0
KYLE 15699
Title:  KYLE 15699
Description:  Rio Grande is making a return.
Photo Date:  1/22/2012  Upload Date: 2/7/2012 12:20:22 AM
Location:  Saginaw, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  163   Comments: 0
PPGX 12122
Title:  PPGX 12122
Description:  Built new Feb 1980 this car is used for silica transport.
Photo Date:  1/22/2012  Upload Date: 2/7/2012 12:37:40 AM
Location:  Saginaw, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  138   Comments: 0
DGNO 13521
Title:  DGNO 13521
Description:  The Dallas, Garland, and Northeastern Greenville office. Although Greenville is a small town, it looks like break-ins are a problem.
Photo Date:  1/23/2012  Upload Date: 1/26/2012 9:03:16 PM
Location:  Greenville, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  207   Comments: 0
CNA 710818
Title:  CNA 710818
Description:  While building trains in Davidson Yard, several autoracks full of Cadillac Escalades took a spill. The autoracks themselves for the most part suffered minor damage but the same could not be said for the autos inside. The broken panel on this rack shows the window of an Escalade and the factory sticker still attached. I would expect this one to be deeply discounted. 1 of 4 photos.
Photo Date:  1/25/2012  Upload Date: 1/25/2012 10:15:32 PM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard,Wreck
Locomotives: 
Views:  375   Comments: 0
TTGX 982225
Title:  TTGX 982225
Description:  While building trains in Davidson Yard, several autoracks full of Cadillac Escalades took a spill. The autoracks themselves for the most part suffered minor damage but the same could not be said for the autos inside. 2 of 4 photos.
Photo Date:  1/25/2012  Upload Date: 1/25/2012 10:19:00 PM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard,Wreck
Locomotives: 
Views:  288   Comments: 0
TTGX 973648
Title:  TTGX 973648
Description:  While building trains in Davidson Yard, several autoracks full of Cadillac Escalades took a spill. The autoracks themselves for the most part suffered minor damage but the same could not be said for the autos inside. 4 of 4 photos.
Photo Date:  1/25/2012  Upload Date: 1/25/2012 11:00:14 PM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard,Wreck
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Views:  266   Comments: 0
TTGX 975628
Title:  TTGX 975628
Description:  While building trains in Davidson Yard, several autoracks full of Cadillac Escalades took a spill. The autoracks themselves for the most part suffered minor damage but the same could not be said for the autos inside. 3 of 4 photos.
Photo Date:  1/25/2012  Upload Date: 1/25/2012 10:22:10 PM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard,Wreck
Locomotives: 
Views:  252   Comments: 0
KYLE 26586
Title:  KYLE 26586
Description:  Built for West Central, now owned by Kyle. Pink looks nice.
Photo Date:  1/28/2012  Upload Date: 2/7/2012 4:44:29 PM
Location:  Saginaw, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  69   Comments: 0
UTLX 800022
Title:  UTLX 800022
Description:  Looks like this car just got a new coat of paint.
Photo Date:  1/28/2012  Upload Date: 2/7/2012 4:42:14 PM
Location:  Saginaw, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  161   Comments: 0
INTX 45042
Title:  INTX 45042
Description:  Although no longer owned by MILW/SOO/CP, the current owner had enough sense to leave the lettering intact.
Photo Date:  1/28/2012  Upload Date: 2/7/2012 4:28:52 PM
Location:  Saginaw, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  138   Comments: 0
WW 4126
Title:  WW 4126
Description:  Can you find the Missouri Pacific buzzsaw herald?
Photo Date:  1/28/2012  Upload Date: 2/7/2012 6:56:24 PM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  109   Comments: 0
LMIC 36389
Title:  LMIC 36389
Description:  LMIC = Lake Michigan & Indiana RR. I had to look it up.
Photo Date:  1/28/2012  Upload Date: 2/7/2012 5:02:18 PM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  56   Comments: 0
AOK 607106
Title:  AOK 607106
Description:  Wears hand sprayed reporting marks and a Rock Island like sky blue scheme.
Photo Date:  1/28/2012  Upload Date: 2/7/2012 4:55:58 PM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  85   Comments: 0
GTW 187552
Title:  GTW 187552
Description:  Wearing the newer CN maroon dip scheme and some graffiti.
Photo Date:  1/29/2012  Upload Date: 2/7/2012 9:20:38 PM
Location:  Haslet, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  61   Comments: 0
BRIX 97313
Title:  BRIX 97313
Description:  An unusual sight, a hopper that isn't railroad red or white. A (fairly) clean Incobrasa Industries waits for the next train out of town in the FWWR yard.
Photo Date:  1/29/2012  Upload Date: 2/9/2012 6:15:39 PM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  82   Comments: 0
NS 412600
Title:  NS 412600
Description:  Looks like a fire broke out inside the car. The damage appears to be minimal but this car lost the "ERN" in "SOUTHERN".
Photo Date:  1/29/2012  Upload Date: 2/7/2012 9:12:29 PM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  78   Comments: 0
CSX 141737
Title:  CSX 141737
Description:  A CSX box with a liberal amount of graffiti and two orange IPL stencils on each sides of the door. The IPL looks too perfect to be the work of a tagger, does anyone have any info in the signifigance of IPL?
Photo Date:  1/29/2012  Upload Date: 2/7/2012 8:14:39 PM
Location:  Fort Worth, TX
Author:  Roberto Alaniz
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  163   Comments: 0


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