Through the 19th and into the 20th Century, nearly all freight cars were made primarily of wood. As construction methodology improved, this eventually gave way to all-steel construction which permitted larger cars, heavier loads, and generally required less frequent maintenance. Click the car name for a history of each car.
Type: Boxcar
Builder: Wells & French Co.
Build Date: 1897
Duluth South Shore & Atlantic #996
Type: Gondola
Builder: Unknown
Build Date: 1888
Duluth South Shore & Atlantic #18052
Type: Flatcar
Builder: LaFayette Car Works
Build Date: 1888
Type: Stockcar
Builder: Haskell & Barker Car Co.
Build Date: 1921
Type: Boxcar
Builder: Pressed Steel Car Co.
Build Date: 1901
Duluth Missabe & Iron Range #7122
Type: Refrigerator Car
Builder: Peteler Car Co.
Build Date: 1912
Type: Narrow Gauge Boxcar
Builder: Unknown
Build Date: Prior to 1890
Lake Superior & Ishpeming #2011
Type: Boxcar
Builder: Pressed Steel Car Co.
Build Date: 1901
Lake Superior & Ishpeming #2026
Type: Boxcar
Builder: Unknown
Build Date: 1903
Type: Tankcar
Builder: General American Car Co.
Build Date: 1929
Chicago & North Western #96791
Type: Hart Convertible Gondola
Builder: Rodger Ballast Car Co.
Build Date: 1914
Type: Refrigerator Car
Builder: American Car & Foundry
Build Date: c.1926-1929
Type: Refridgerator Car
Builder: American Car & Foundry
Build Date: c.1926-1929
Type: Refrigerator Car
Builder: American Car & Foundry
Build Date: c. 1926-1929
Chicago & North Western #123576
Type: Boxcar
Builder: American Car & Foundry
Build Date: 1914
Akron Canton & Youngstown #3011
Type: Boxcar
Builder: Mather Car Co.
Build Date: 1941
Akron Canton & Youngstown #3016
Type: Boxcar
Builder: Mather Car Co.
Build Date: 1941
Akron Canton & Youngstown #3081
Type: Boxcar
Builder: Mather Car Co.
Build Date: c. 1941
Akron Canton & Youngstown #3061
Type: Boxcar
Builder: Mather Car Co.
Build Date: 1941
Akron Canton & Youngstown #3151 and #3161
Type: Boxcar
Builder: Mather Car Co.
Build Date: c.1941
Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe #17205
Type: Boxcar
Builder: American Car & Foundry
Build Date: 1923
Type: Boxcar
Builder: General American Car Co.
Build Date: 1925