Nostalgia & History > Freight Cars from Little Known Railroads, Part 17 -- Ed Zarfoss

These roads start with "T".

1. Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks Boxcar TASD 77239.  The line operates on about 75 miles of track and is a subsidiary of the Alabama State Port Authority located at the Port of Mobile in Mobile, Alabama.

2. Texas and Pacific Railway Boxcar TP 718645.  T&P was created by federal charter in 1871 with the purpose of building a southern transcontinental railroad between Marshall, Texas, and San Diego, California. The T&P had a significant foothold in Texas by the mid-1880s. Construction difficulties delayed westward progress, until American financier Jay Gould acquired an interest in the railroad in 1879. The T&P never reached San Diego; instead it met the Southern Pacific at Sierra Blanca, Texas, in 1881.

3. Texas, Oklahoma & Eastern Railroad B-6 Boxcar TOE 3315 in August 1987.  TOE is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in De Queen, Arkansas and operates a 39.8 mile line in Oklahoma from the Arkansas state line (where it interchanges with De Queen and Eastern Railroad, an affiliate with whom it shares its headquarters) to Valliant, Oklahoma (where it interchanges with Kiamichi Railroad).

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4. Texas Mexican Railway Boxcar TM 3234.  Tex-Mex is a railroad that operates as a subsidiary of the Kansas City Southern Railway in Texas.  On January 1, 2005, Kansas City Southern (KCS) took control of the Texas Mexican Railway and the U.S. portion of the Texas-Mexican Railway International Bridge in Laredo, Texas. The railroad is a vital link in KCS's rail network, connecting The KCS and TFM, S.A. de C.V. While Tex-Mex remains a separate legal entity, KCS and Tex-Mex are operated as one railroad.

5. Texas Mexican Railway Boxcar TM 3296.

6. Toledo. Peroria & Western Railroad Boxcar 70122.  TP&W is a short line railroad that operates 247 miles of track from Mapleton, Illinois, through Peoria across Illinois to Logansport, Indiana. TP&W has trackage rights between Galesburg, Illinois, and Peoria, between Logansport and Kokomo, Indiana, and between Reynolds, Indiana, and Lafayette, Indiana. It has connections with UP, BNSF, NS, CSXT, CN, CP, CERA, CIM, KBSR and T&P. The railroad is now owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

 



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 05/19/19 21:09 by MartyBernard.

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7. Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway 40 ft Boxcar THB 3731 in Rivers, Manatoba, in May 1984.  THB was a railway based in Hamilton that ran in Southern Ontario from 1894 to 1987. It never reached the other two cities in its name, although it did have branch lines extending to Dunnville and Port Maitland.

8. Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Boxcar THB 3737 in Auburn, WA on August 28, 1970, John Proffitt photograph, Ed Zarfoss collection


Thanks Ed,
Marty Bernard



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 05/19/19 21:07 by MartyBernard.

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That was an interesting bunch Ed!

Larry

Only one of those I have ever seen

Gary

Posted from iPhone

Thanks for sharing the photos!

Many of these smaller road boxcars were commonly seen back in the 1970s-1990s.  It's fun to go back and watch tapes of trains from that era - not only the see the wider variety of railroads and the colorful cars, but also to see entire freight trains without any graffiti on them.

Cons Peterbilt in pic 2?

The "TP" reefer was really not a T&P car.  T&P had this type in the 3500 series  car but not with the ART lettering the car shows.  This came about by the ending of ART and the MOP had to re-name the car ownership in a paper transacton.

Yes, that might be Con's truck tractor.



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Yeah, This series reminds me of Con's "Train Parts" postings.
Gonut