Other Resources

This page is currently under construction, thank you for your patience.  Check back to see updates!

We are putting together some other information that may be of interest to readers of our blog.  Most of this will be information about prototype railroads.  This is a work in progress, and we will add more to it in the future.


  • BNSF Train Symbols - Explanation of how BNSF train symbols work and what they mean, and how to decipher them.
  • BNSF Location Codes - A list of the three letter codes BNSF uses to identify origins and destinations in train symbols.
  • BNSF Business Cars - List and description of BNSF business cars, passenger cars, and related equipment.
  • Rail Identifying Information - Information about the brand stamped on the web of railroad rail in North America.
  • Union Pacific Business Cars - List and description of Union Pacific business cars, passenger cars, and related equipment.


If you would like to see something added here, please let us know!