A flatcar (US) (also flat car, [1] or flatbed) is a piece of rolling stock that consists of an open, flat deck mounted on trucks (US) or bogies (UK) at each end.

Feb 22, 2025 · Flat cars were the first types of cars to haul freight for railroads dating to the 1820s. They still find regular use today although are often specialized.

May 3, 2022 · Flatcars hold an important place in railroad history: they were the very first type of rail car used by the railroad industry. Thanks to their simple, flat-deck design, flatcars carried all sorts of freight.

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This 89’-4” flatcar is equipped with a flat steel floor, stake pockets, fixed winches, lading anchors, and chain tie-down channels. Trucks have 110-ton nominal capacity, allowing this railcar optimal use in …

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The rail industry has produced rail cars that can be loaded from the side, flatcars, trilevel cars for shipping automobiles, and unit trains consisting of a chain of cars that carry a single bulk commodity.

Below are links to the various reports that show all of the S-scale flat cars ever produced. Click whichever report gets you to the information that wish to find.

In the first decades of TOFC, two types of flatcars emerged. New cars dedicated for hauling trailers were built, most to a length of 75′. The cars were long enough to hold a pair of 35′ trailers.