JACKSON, Mo. (KFVS) - Patriot Rail donated four vintage railroad freight cars to St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway in Jackson.

However, the cars are currently in Mississippi, so a fundraiser has been launched to bring the cars to Jackson.

A 40-foot flatcar, a 3-bay open top hopper car, a pulpwood flatcar, and a side dump gondola will be donated.

The freight cars will be preserved as examples of train cars that hauled freight all around the nation.

“We’re incredibly grateful to Patriot Rail for their commitment to preserving rail history,” said Grayden Mazur, a volunteer at Iron Mountain Railway. “These are all excellent examples of 1950s-era freight cars. Their continued use in preservation will help further our mission to preserve and operate railroad history.”

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