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Freight Car Guide Table of Contents
Rolling Stock Table of Contents
Introduction
There was not much standardization to flat cars, particularly because they constituted such a small part of the overall fleet. The aspect of flats of most interest to modelers is the type of side sill and the number of stake pockets. For the prototype, the number of stake pockets was not related to the basic design of the car, hence it could vary at the railroad's whim.Wood
NEB&W Guide to Flat Cars - Introduction