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Main ones I see are hoppers and cattle cars. I live quite close to a railyard so it is interesting to see all the trains from a distance. There is no regular pa
by richardjam73 3y ago
Main ones I see are hoppers and cattle cars. I live quite close to a railyard so it is interesting to see all the trains from a distance. There is no regular passenger services here so I rarely see passenger cars. Most of the freight is coal or grain. Heavy things are generally transported by roads since the mines and powerstations are not always near the rail line.
- HankB99 3y agoI live about 100 yards from the Union Pacific mail east/west line out of Chicago and we see a great variety of freight cars, but I cannot recall the last time I saw a stock car. I guess that's because the Chicago stock yards no longer exist except as a neighborhood. The only passenger cars this like carries are the Metra double-deckers (except for the very occasional heritage trail such as the Big Boy entourage.) Amtrak uses the BNSF rails a few miles from here.
- jvolkman 3y agoIs this in the US or elsewhere? I don't think livestock travels by rail in the US anymore, but autorack cars (that carry automobiles) look similar. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/ETTX_905721_20050529_IL_Rochelle.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/ETTX_905...
- richardjam73 3y agoSouthern Queensland Australia.