A flat car is a piece of rolling stock that consists of an open, flat deck mounted on a pair of trucks , one at each end containing four or six wheels. The deck of the car can be wood or steel, and the sides of the deck can include pockets for stakes or tie-down points to secure loads.
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Flat Cars 1887 – 1959
| Series | Lbs | Type | I L | CuFt | Bldr | Blt - | Yr | Ret | Commodity | Design | Notes |
| 17400-17494 | 80 | FM | 40-00 | - - - - | PSC | 4- | 1901 | RE# | Gen Serv | SUF, fishbelly sill, wood deck | Ex-RGW 201-300; to 20900's <1929 |
| 20000-20005 1st | 60 | FM | 32-00 | - - - - | ? | - | 1888 | RE# | Gen Serv | Wood, truss rod | |
| 20000-20006 3rd | 110 | FMS | 53-06 | - - - - | Rblt | - | 1957 | Auto Frames | 15 pocket, rivt | Ex-22000-22199 | |
| 20000-20099 2nd | 60 | FM | 32-00 | - - - - | PCC | - | 1890 | Rblt | Gen Serv | Wood, truss rod | |
| 20100-20299 | 60 | FM | 32-00 | - - - - | PCC | - | 1890 | Rblt | Gen Serv | Wood, truss rod | |
| 20300-20340 | 60 | FM | 32-00 | - - - - | ? | - | 1891 | Rblt | Gen Serv | Wood, truss rod | |
| 20341-20439 | 60 | FM | 33-00 | - - - - | W&F,LCC | 1889=- | 1891 | <1933 | Gen Serv | Wood, truss rod | Ex-RGW 1-150, 1 car 9-1929 |
| 20440-20463 | 60 | FM | 34-00 | - - - - | ? | < | 1907 | <1926 | Gen Serv | SCS, truss rod | Ex-RGW 151-175 |
| 20500-20598 | 80 | FM | 40-09 | - - - - | D&RG? | - | 1906 | <1954 | Gen Serv | SCS, truss rod | Ex-RGW 300-399 |
| 20900-20968 | 80 | FM | 40-00 | - - - - | RE# | < | 1929 | <1954 | Gen Serv | Steel, fisbelly side sills, wood deck | Ex-17400-17494 |
| 21000-21249 | 100 | FM | 40-00 | - - - - | ACF L5539 | 11- | 1909 | <1954 | Gen Serv | Steel, *10 stake pockets | |
| 21000-21099 2nd | 110 | FM | 53-06 | - - - - | BSC JTN | 6- | 1959 | Gen Serv | 14 pocket, welded | ||
| 21500-21506 | 100 | FC | 50-05 | - - - - | Rblt | 1940= | 1941 | <1954 | TOFC | SUF, 2 screw hitches, tie-downs | Cut-down 61200-399 series boxcars |
| 21500-21523 2nd | 130 | FC | 85-00 | - - - - | PS BUT | 6=9- | 1959 | TOFC | Fishbelly L sills | ||
| 22000-22199 | 110 | FM | 53-06 | - - - - | MVC | 2- | 1944 | Gen Serv | 15 pocket, riv, AAR design | ||
| 22200-22249 | 110 | FM | 53-06 | - - - - | DRGW | - | 1951 | Gen Serv | 15 pocket, riv, AAR design | ||
| 22240-22250 Rbld | 110 | FB | 42-00 | - - - - | Rblt | -1951= | 1952 | <1955 | Wallboard | 11 pocket, rivt, / blkhds added | bulkheads added |
| 22247 Rbld | 110 | FB | 40-06 | - - - - | Rblt | - | 1952 | Wallboard | 11 pocket, rivt, / blkhds added | bulkheads added | |
| 22251-22264 | 110 | FB | 42-00 | - - - - | Rblt/RE# | - | 1952 | <1956* | Wallboard | 11 pocket, rivt, / blkhds added | Ex-22000-22199, *except 22261 |
| 22265?22329 | 110 | FB | 42-00 | - - - - | Rblt/RE# | - | 1954 | <1959* | Wallboard | 11 pocket, rivt, / blkhds added | Ex-22000-22239, *except 4 cars |
| 22265?22329 | 110 | FB | 40-06 | - - - - | Rblt/RE# | - | 1954 | <1959* | Wallboard | 15 pocket, rivt, / blkhds added | Ex-22000-22239, *except 5 cars |
| 22330-22374 | 110 | FB | 48-05 | - - - - | Rblt/RE# | - | 1956 | Wallboard | 13 pocket, rivt, blkhds added | Ex-22000-22329 | |
| 22375-22424 | 110 | FB | 48-05 | - - - - | Rblt/RE# | -1958= | 1959 | Wallboard | 13 pocket, rivt, blkhds added | Ex-22000-22239 | |
| 22425-22473 | 110 | FB | 48-05 | - - - - | Rblt/RE# | - | 1955 | Wallboard | 13 pocket, rivt, blkhds added | Ex-22240-22329 | |
| 23000-23099 | 110 | FM | 53-06 | - - - - | ACF | 8=9- | 1956 | Gen Serv | 15 pocket, riv | AAR design | |
| 25000-25005 1st | 60 | FM | 32-00 | - - - - | ? | < | 1889 | <1903 | Gen Serv | Wood, truss rod | Ex-20000-20005 1st <1890 |
KEY:
| Lbs | Weight capacity in lbs x 1,000 |
| Type | AAR car type code (i.e. XM = boxcar, etc |
| IL | Interior Length or tank |
| Bldr | ACF = American Car & Foundry; BSC = Bethlehem Steel Car; CSCC = Chicago Steel Car Co.; GATC = General American Transportation Co.; H&B; = Haskell & Barker; IC&E; = Illinois Car & Equipment; KCSS = Kansas City Structural Steel; LCC = Litchfield Car Co; MPC = Michigan-Peninsular Car; MC&F; = Missouri Car & Foundry; MCW = Michgan Car Works; MVC = Mt. Vernon Car (PSC); OFC = Ohio Falls Car; PAC = Pennsylvania Car; PCC = Peninsular Car Co.; PSC = Pressed Steel Car; PS = Pullman-Standard; PUL = Pullman; SSC = Standard Steel Car; W&F; = Wells & French; WSCF = Western Steel Car & Foundry (PSC) |
| Date-Yr | Month and Year built |
| Ret | Last year class was listed in ORER |
| Commodity | Most commonly shipped |
| Design | General design features: YSD=Youngstown Sliding Door, YPD=Youngstown Plug Door; YPDX=Youngstown Plug Door Exterior Post; PPD=Pullman " Plug Door; SPD4=Superior Plug Door; ID=Improved Dreadnaught ends, cush=cushioned underframe, Duryea=Duryea cush u.f., FS=ACF Freight Saver cush u.f., Waugh=Waugh cush u.f., EOC=end of car cushioning |
| Notes | General notes |
