Presents

     Modern Freight Cars provides an overview of freight cars from the 1960s through today, featuring more than 200 photos and covers various types of cars and how they evolved.  This is an essential guide for model railroaders who model the 1960s through today, as well as railfans and freight train enthusiasts.

Covered topics include:

• Freight car evolution (size and weight increases; new car types).
• Car components (brake systems, trucks, and couplers).
• Hi-cube and specialty boxcars.
• Intermodal cars (flat, spine, and well cars).
• Open and enclosed auto racks.
• Mechanical and cryogenic refrigerator cars.
• Center-beam flatcars.
• And much more!

   Since freight cars are key elements of any contemporary railroad, Modern Freight Cars is an essential guide for modelers, as well as railfans and freight train enthusiasts.