I had the good fortune to visit Ohio this weekend. There was a CSX line near our stay and I got to watch a few trains roll by. Many had the car pictured below. Would someone tell me what these are as we don't see these on Long Island NY.
Those are autoracks, they're enclosed car and truck carriers. They can carry cars on two or three levels depending on their height, and larger trucks can use up an entire rack.
The ends of the cars have large doors that swing open to load. A ramp is placed at the end of the train for the vehicles to drive up on, and the cars/trucks/etc. will drive the length of the train to load.
Amtrak's AutoTrain uses autoracks to transport passengers' cars behind the train. Here's a YouTube video showing how they're loaded...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni7mCAMfSQ4
I see them fairly often on the River Line between Selkirk and New Jersey, if you ever wanted to see them somewhat locally.