Freight Cars
TYPE NUMBER PAINT CITY STATE DATE BOOK PAGE PHOTOGRAPHER NOTES
Boxcar
Orange Fairground Iowa
Chicago Great Western 12 Phil Hastings once Rules Examiner Car no.1
Boxcar

Oelwein Iowa
Chicago Great Western 42 Phil Hastings DF boxcar
Boxcar
Boxcar Red Des Moines Iowa June 30 1963 Chicago Great Western In Color 119 R.D. Sims DF 40' boxcar
Boxcar
Boxcar Red Stewartville Minnesota Aug 7 1962 Chicago Great Western In Color 97 R.E.Puta CGW logo visible
Boxcar 10013 Maroon Chicago Illinois Aug 22 1966 NorthWestern Lines Summer1990 54 Joe Piersen excellent side view
Boxcar 10018 Gray/Red Laramie WY March 20, 1996 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 159 A. J. Wolff in CNW M of W colors, but still listed in regual service
Boxcar 10023 Boxcar Red Proviso Illinois April 8 1985 NorthWestern Lines Summer 1990 42 Joe Piersen good side view( in CNW paint scheme)
Boxcar 10034 Boxcar Red Sharonville Ohio Oct 4 1975 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 37 Dan Dover DF Lucky Strike logo
Boxcar 10063 Boxcar Red Proviso Illinois Sept 27 1982 NorthWestern Lines Summer 1990 40 Joe Piersen in CNW paint scheme
Boxcar 10063 Boxcar Red Chicago Illinois Sept 27 1987 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 38 Joe Piersen in CNW paint
Boxcar 10105 Boxcar Red Clinton Iowa April 1995 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 38 Dennis Norris DF, Lucky Strike logo
Boxcar 10107 Boxcar Red Highwood IL February 22,1995 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 160 Joe Piersen View of Plug Door
Boxcar 10107 Boxcar Red Highwood IL February 22,1995 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 160 Joe Piersen End View
Boxcar 10113 Boxcar Red


Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 160 Mark Calson, Joe Piersen coll. in CNW paint
Boxcar 10116 Boxcar Red Elmhurst IL April 18, 1993 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 159 Joe Piersen still in CGW paint,
Boxcar 10218 Boxcar Red Carol Stream Illinois Aug 1965 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 38 Roger E. Puta 50' Ribbed, no logos
Boxcar 10223 Boxcar Red Proviso Illinois April 3 1985 NorthWestern Lines Summer 1990 40 Joe Piersen in CNW paint scheme
Boxcar 10239 Boxcar Red Elmhurst IL Sept 15,1991 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 161 Joe Piersen In original CGW paint, no herald
Boxcar 10302 Boxcar Red St. Anthony MN May 1994 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 161 Greg Drawbaugh In original CGW paint, no herald
Boxcar 10326 Boxcar Red

Feb 1967 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 39 Jim Konas 50' Ribbed, no logos
Boxcar 10360 Boxcar Red St. Anthony MN May 1994 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 163 Greg Drawbaugh In CNW paint, good side view
Boxcar 10368 Boxcar Red Proviso Illinois Sept 7 1986 NorthWestern Lines Summer 1990 43 Joe Piersen good side view( in CNW paint scheme)
Boxcar 10378 Boxcar Red St. Anthony MN May 1994 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 162 Greg Drawbaugh In original CGW paint, no herald
Boxcar 15000 Boxcar Red Chicago Illinois Feb 2 1985 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 39 Joe Piersen 60' only one on CGW, in CNW paint
Boxcar 15000 Boxcar Red Provisio IL Nov 12,1989 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 161 Joe Piersen In CNW paint, Only CGW car in this series
Boxcar 15000 Boxcar Red Proviso Illinois Nov 12 1989 NorthWestern Lines Summer 1990 42 Joe Piersen in CNW paint scheme (one of a kind car on the CGW)
Boxcar 300 Boxcar Red


NorthWestern Lines Fall 1989 31 Tom Wilson coll Builders photo,Lucky Strike, DF
Boxcar 301 Boxcar Red

May 1973 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 41 Randy Garnhart in CNW paint scheme
Boxcar 304 Boxcar Red Council Bluffs Iowa Dec 26 1970 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 40 Lou Schmitz DF, Lucky Strike logo
Boxcar 305 Yellow De Kalb Illinois July 1984 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 42 Randy Garnhart in CNW paint scheme
Boxcar 308 Boxcar Red Proviso Illinois Aug 2 1987 NorthWestern Lines Fall 1989 32 Joe Piersen in CNW paint scheme, 3/4 view
Boxcar 342 Reefer Orange/black Proviso Illinois Feb 12 1984 NorthWestern Lines Fall 1989 32 Joe Piersen in CNW paint scheme, 3/4 view
Boxcar 382 Boxcar Red Council Bluffs Iowa April 9 1961 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 35 Lou Schmitz 40' plugdoor, DF Lucky Strike logo
Boxcar 392 Boxcar Red Belle Plaine IA July 16 1996 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 171 Jeff Eggert still in original CGW paint, badly faded
Boxcar 392 Boxcar Red Proviso Illinois Dec 21 1987 NorthWestern Lines Fall 1989 31 Joe Piersen "Hydroframe 40" lettering on side, & Lucky Strike
Boxcar 393 Boxcar Red Proviso IL Dec 14 1986 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 172 Joe Piersen in CNW paint
Boxcar 394 Boxcar Red Council Bluffs Iowa Feb 20 1972 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 40 Lou Schmitz Hydroframe 40, Lucky Strike logo
Boxcar 395 Boxcar Red Belle Plaine Iowa Oct 12 1980 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 41 W.L. Heitter in CNW paint scheme
Boxcar 40472 Orange Clarion Iowa May 18 1981 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 22 Joe Piersen outside braced
Boxcar 4715 Black

Sept 1970 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 27 Randy Garnhart In hide service, looks almost green
Boxcar 494 Black Council Bluffs Iowa Dec 24 1955 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 27 Lou Schmitz System Merchandise Service
Boxcar 505 Black Oelwein Iowa October 1967 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 48 Randy Garnhart System Merchandise
Boxcar 5087 Boxcar Red Mason City Iowa July 1979 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 33 Clark Propst CGW spelled out, but no logo
Boxcar 5094 Boxcar Red Allentown Pennsylvania Jan 27 1980 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 33 Bob Wilts DF, Lucky Strike logo
Boxcar 511 Boxcar Red Jordan MN Nov 1994 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 172 Greg Drawbaugh in CNW paint, 3/4 view
Boxcar 511 Boxcar Red Ingalton IL Dec 28 1986 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 172 Joe Piersen in CGW paint, put with CNW logo replacing the CGW
Boxcar 5119 Boxcar Red Carol Stream Illinois Aug 1965 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 38 Roger E. Puta "C" Lucky Strike logo
Boxcar 512 Boxcar Red Ingalton Illinois Dec 28 1986 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 43 Joe Piersen in CNW paint scheme
Boxcar 512 Boxcar Red Ingalton IL April 30 1989 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 173 Joe Piersen interior shot, shows load dividers
Boxcar 513 Boxcar Red Chicago Illinois June 4 1978 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 42 Allen Rider DF, Lucky Stike logo
Boxcar 5132 Boxcar Red

Nov 1971 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 34 Jim Konas
Boxcar 514 Yellow Jordan MN Nov 1994 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 173 Greg Drawbaugh in CNW paint
Boxcar 52008 Boxcar Red


CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 30 Jim Konas 50' Double door
Boxcar 52073 Boxcar Red Oelwein Iowa Sept 29 1971 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 30 Jim Konas DF Lucky Strike logo
Boxcar 522 Boxcar Red Jordan MN Nov 1994 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 173 Greg Drawbaugh in CNW paint
Boxcar 525 Boxcar Red Albert Lea Minnesota June 8 1985 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 43 John M. Lindquist DF, Lucky Stike logo
Boxcar 5289 Boxcar Red Carol Stream Illinois Aug 1965 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 38 Roger E. Puta "C" Lucky Strike logo
Boxcar 5356 Boxcar Red Freemont Nebraska Dec 26 1955 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 34 Lou Schmitz "C" Lucky Strike logo
Boxcar 538 Boxcar Red Staunton IL May 1993 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 174 Mark Carlson in CNW paint
Boxcar 5446 Boxcar Red Huron South Dakota May 29, 1980 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 159 Peter Arnold in CNW paint
Boxcar 552 Yellow/Orange? Proviso Illinois April 5 1986 NorthWestern Lines Fall 1989 34 Joe Piersen in CNW paint scheme, 3/4 view
Boxcar 552 Yellow Chicago Illinois April 5 1988 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 44 Joe Piersen in CNW paint scheme
Boxcar 555 Boxcar Red

March 1968 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 44 Paul C. Winters DF, Lucky Stike logo, Excellent view
Boxcar 558 Boxcar Red

Aug 1964 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 44 Paul C. Winters DF, Lucky Stike logo, Excellent view
Boxcar 561 Boxcar Red Proviso Illinois Jan 5 1985 NorthWestern Lines Fall 1989 34 Joe Piersen Lucky Strike, DFB
Boxcar 5612 Boxcar Red DeKalb IL May 15,1992 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 162 Joe Piersen close up photo of reporting marks
Boxcar 5612 Boxcar Red DeKalb IL May 15,1992 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 162 Joe Piersen In original CGW paint, no herald
Boxcar 5618 Boxcar Red Chicago Illinois Nov 17 1985 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 34 Joe Piersen No logos, just CGW in white (original)
Boxcar 564 Yellow Mt.Pleasant Texas July 1984 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 45 Lloyd Keyser in CNW paint scheme
Boxcar 565 Boxcar Red Belle Plaine IA July 16 1996 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 174 Jeff Eggert in CNW paint, 3/4 view
Boxcar 573 Boxcar Red Proviso IL Aug 12 1986 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 174 Joe Piersen in original CGW paint, 3/4 view
Boxcar 573 Boxcar Red Proviso Illinois July 9 1989 NorthWestern Lines Fall 1989 34 Joe Piersen close up of logo and reporting marks
Boxcar 573 Boxcar Red Chicago Illinois Aug 12 1986 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 45 Joe Piersen DF, Lucky Stike logo
Boxcar 5730 Boxcar Red Oelwein Iowa October 1967 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 48 Randy Garnhart no logos
Boxcar 5750 Boxcar Red

Jan 1981 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 35 Randy Garnhart "SL" painted on right side
Boxcar 576 Yellow St.Paul
Minnesota
May 16 1986 NorthWestern Lines Fall 1989 35 Joe Piersen in CNW paint scheme
Boxcar 578 Boxcar Red Proviso IL May 10 1987 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 175 Joe Piersen in CNW paint, 3/4 view
Boxcar 584 Yellow Elmhurst IL Dec 28 1985 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 175 Joe Piersen in CNW paint, 3/4 view
Boxcar 597 Boxcar Red Allentown Pennsylvania Jan 1980 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 46 Dave Augsburger in CNW paint scheme
Boxcar 598 Boxcar Red Chicago Illinois March 6 1988 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 46 Joe Piersen in CNW paint scheme
Boxcar 600 Yellow Melrose Park Illinois Dec 4 1988 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 46 Ronald A. Plazzotta in CNW paint scheme, Bought Feb 1968, Last Car?
Boxcar 612010 Boxcar Red Marshalltown Iowa May 17 1987 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 39 Joe Piersen CNW paint and number
Boxcar 612012 Boxcar Red Proviso Illinois Dec 14 1986 NorthWestern Lines Summer 1990 42 Joe Piersen in CNW paint scheme (CNW renumbered)
Boxcar 80126 Orange


CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 23 Jim Konas in company sand service, built Dec 1926
Boxcar 80140 Black Rochester Minnesota Sept 13 1979 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 23 Soph Marty company sand service
Boxcar 80164 Boxcar Red Oelwein Iowa Oct 1967 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 24 Randy Garnhart
Boxcar 8372 Boxcar Red Oelwein Iowa
CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 26 Randy Garnhart X29 with regular door
Boxcar 8438 Boxcar Red

Nov 1970 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 26 Jim Konas X29
Boxcar 85694 Orange

Oct 1967 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 24 Randy Garnhart X29
Boxcar 86070 Boxcar Red Chicago Illinois March 18 1967 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 25 Joe Piersen Good end view, X29
Boxcar 87043 Boxcar Red Oelwein Iowa Aug 1969 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 25 Randy Garnhart good side view, X29
Boxcar 89532 Boxcar Red

Oct 1960 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 28 Jim Konas
Boxcar 89822 Boxcar Red Waverly Iowa Oct 1967 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 28 Randy Garnhart Corn Belt Route logo on side
Boxcar 9050 Boxcar Red

Nov 1971 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 29 Jim Konas
Boxcar 909 Boxcar Red Proviso Illinois July 20 1987 NorthWestern Lines Summer 1990 39 Joe Piersen in CNW paint (double doors)
Boxcar 91071 Boxcar Red

June 1970 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 29 Randy Garnhart
Boxcar 92105 Boxcar Red Oelwein Iowa
CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 29 Clark Propst badly weathered
Boxcar 929 Boxcar Red Winona Minnesota June 14 1987 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 36 Joe Piersen in CNW paint scheme
Boxcar 93245 Boxcar Red Freeport Illinois Oct 5 1952 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 31 Jim Konas Corn Belt Route logo, Excellent view
Boxcar 93422 Boxcar Red Jefferson Wisconsin Nov 17 1979 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 32 Randy Garnhart small"DF" on door, also closeup photo
Boxcar 93490 Boxcar Red Council Bluffs Iowa Aug 8 1964 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 32 Lou Schmitz Corn Belt Route logo, weathered
Boxcar 944 Boxcar Red


NorthWestern Lines Summer 1990 39 Tom Wilson coll Builders photo,plain car no logo (double doors)
Boxcar 944 Boxcar Red Chicago Illinois May 1973 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 37 Dr. Art Peterson in CNW paint scheme
Flat Car 1 Boxcar Red Council Bluffs Iowa Jan 15 1955 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 52 Lou Schmitz One of a kind, built by Electro-Motive
Flat car 2025 Black Mason City IA Aug 7 1984 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 165 Peter Arnold 3/4 view
Flat car 2029 Black Clinton IA Aug 6 1984 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 165 Peter Arnold 3/4 view, Bulkhead flatcar
Flat Car 2043 Black Janesville Wisconsin April 10 1994 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 52 Jim Mischke 53' 6'' Length
Flat Car 2100 Black Omaha Nebraska April 27 1980 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 53 Lou Schmitz Bulkhead flat, for gypsum boards
Flat car 3004 Boxcar Red Clinton IA Aug 6 1984 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 165 Peter Arnold 3/4 view, Bulkhead flatcar
Flat Car 3008 Black Clinton Iowa May 16 1992 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 53 Joe Piersen 3/4 view, Bulkhead flat
Flat Car 3013 Black Bethlehem Pennsylvania Nov 9 1992 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 54 Olev Taremae Bulkhead flat, side view
Flat Car 3025 Black Fremont Nebraska April 6 1986 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 54 Lou Schmitz Bulkhead flat, side view
Flat car 3026 Boxcar Red
Indiana Sept 23 1994 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 166 Dave Phillips Side view, Bulkhead flatcar
Flat Car 3104 Black

May 1983 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 54 Randy Garnhart side view, plain flat,
Flat car 3105 Black Estherville IA Sept 22 1992 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 166 Joe Hayek,Joe Piersen Coll.
Flat Car 3603 Black

April 1969 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 55 Paul C. Winters plain flat
Flat Car 3607 Black Cortland Illinois 1972 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 55 Bill Allbach good side view, for hauling highway trailers
Flat Car 3707 Black Oelwein Iowa Oct 1967 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 55 Randy Garnhart 52' long, "Chicago Great Western" spelled out
Flat Car 3805 Black Oelwein Iowa March 22 1968 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 56 W. L. Heitter highway trailer flat, 3/4 view
Flat Car 3836 Black Council Bluffs Iowa Jan 9 1972 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 56 Lou Schmitz general service flat
Flat Car 3846 Black


CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 56 Randy Garnhart Bulkhead flat, gypsum service
Flatcar 2135
St.Louis Missouri Jan 1952 A Look Down The Track 1993 2 Builders Photo? 3/4 view
Flatcar 3727


1930's? Trains Jan 1986 34 William J. Lenoir Roger Grant's piggyback article
Gondola 1028 Black Oelwein Iowa Oct 1967 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 62 Randy Garnhart Chicago Great Western spelled out
Gondola 1056
Rochester Minnesota Nov 1964 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1996 68 Walt Dunlap only left 3 panels visible
Gondola 1125 Green Proviso IL March 2 1987 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 166 Joe Piersen 50'6'', 70 ton gondola, in CNW paint
Gondola 1252 Green Highwood Illinois Nov 15 1996 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 62 Joe Piersen CNW paint scheme
Gondola 1254 Green Proviso IL Aug 22 1994 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 163 Joe Piersen In CNW paint
Gondola 1301 Black Proviso IL May 8 1994 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 167 Joe Piersen low side,(3'6'') for handling billets. With CNW logo
Gondola 1315 Black Des Plaines Illinois Nov 27 1982 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 62 Joe Piersen CNW paint scheme
Gondola 1317 Black Council Bluffs IA Aug 31 1996 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 164 George Cockle B&W photo
Gondola 1343 Maroon Sycamore Illinois April 1968 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 63 Jim Konas Lucky Strike logo
Gondola 1351 Black Fulton Illinois Sept 3 1989 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 63 Joe Piersen Covered gon, in CNW paint
Gondola 1351 Black Fulton IL May 8 1989 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 164 Howard Garner In CNW paint, good side view
Gondola 1351 Black Fulton IL May 8 1989 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 164 Howard Garner close up corner view of end
Gondola 71009 Green Chicago Illinois Jan 18 1987 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 63 Joe Piersen in CNW paint, 65' 6'' length, longest on the CGW
Hopper
Green Proviso Illinois Sept 6 1987 NorthWestern Lines Summer 1990 38 Joe Piersen line of hoppers some ex CGW
Hopper 11 Green Chicago Illinois Feb 7 1987 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 60 Joe Piersen CNW paint scheme
Hopper 11 Green


NorthWestern Lines Fall 1989 1 Joe Piersen in CNW paint scheme
Hopper 19 Silver Red Wing Minnesota Aug 1970 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 58 Randy Garnhart Airslide, Lucky Strike logo, black lettering
Hopper 21



NorthWestern Lines Fall 1989 29 Joe Piersen