The Merci Train boxcar was gifted by France to New Jersey in 1949 and went missing in 1958. It has finally been found.

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

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 ...

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 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It took more than 50 years and a trip to Kansas City to solve the mystery behind a missing railroad boxcar. In appreciation for the United States’ role in World War II ...