The long-lost New Jersey car from the post-World War II “Merci Train” has been rediscovered and will be returned to the ...

After World War II, France – in a show of gratitude – sent every state a train boxcar. They were called the “Merci Trains.” ...

In November 2021 I wrote about modeling a boxcar storage scene based around an ex-Milwaukee Road car in Milbank, S.D. This time around we'll take a look at a car in the Minnesota Northern RR (MNN ...

Using historic film, photos and original testimonials, Boxcar People tells the story of Mexican workers recruited in the early 1900s to work the railroads in Galesburg, Illinois. It is a truly ...