Rock Island resourcefulness

Rock Island resourcefulness

By Brian Schmidt | June 3, 2021

| Last updated on August 8, 2025


Flatcar converted into ramp for loading flatcars

Rock Island resourcefulness

The Rock Island converted an old flatcar to a ramp in Sioux Falls, S.D., in 1961. One truck and coupler is still in place (note the wheel stops on the track just to the right of the ramp). D. E. Winter photo

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