NEB&W Guide to Flat Cars - Introduction

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Last Update: 2009-11-05

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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.

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