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Type of railroad car for transporting large objects, containers, or machinery
A flatcar (US) (also flat car, or flatbed) is a piece of rolling stock that consists of an open, flat deck mounted on trucks (US) or bogies (UK) at each
Flatcar
Practice of carrying truck semi-trailers on railroad freight cars
Trailer-on-flatcar, also known as TOFC or piggyback, is the practice of carrying semi-trailers on railroad flatcars. TOFC allows for shippers to move truckloads
Trailer-on-flatcar
Trailer capable of running on railway tracks
system allowed trailers to be pulled by locomotives without the use of flatcars, instead attaching trailers directly to bogies. The advantage of using
Roadrailer
Vehicle used for carrying cargo or passengers on a rail transport system
Container flatcar Depressed-center flatcar or Wellcar or Lowmac (UK): for high-clearance loads (e.g., transformers and boilers) Semi-trailer flatcar Rolling
Railroad_car
Cargo transport using multiple containers
on railway flatcars or spine cars, an arrangement called "piggyback" or TOFC (trailer on flatcar) to distinguish it from container on flatcar (COFC). Some
Intermodal_freight_transport
Railway company in Toyama Prefecture, Japan
flatcar muchi (ムチ) class flatcar nachi (ナチ) class flatcar ochi (オチ) class flatcar oto (オト) class gondola to (ト) class gondola chi (チ) class flatcar shi
Kurobe_Gorge_Railway
Linux distribution
March 6, 2018, Kinvolk GmbH announced Flatcar Container Linux, a derivative of CoreOS Container Linux. Flatcar tracks the upstream CoreOS alpha, beta
Container_Linux
Pass Flatcar Numbers: In 1959, the U.S. Navy sold to the Oahu Ry. 63 flatcars and 84 boxcars. Twenty-five of the 84 boxcars were cut down to flatcars for
List of White Pass and Yukon Route locomotives and cars
List_of_White_Pass_and_Yukon_Route_locomotives_and_cars
Crew car on the end of trains
shifting, damage to equipment and cargo, and overheating axles. Originally flatcars fitted with cabins or modified box cars, they later became purpose built
Caboose
One transportation unit carried on another
the practice of carrying trailers or semi-trailers in a train atop a flatcar is referred to as "piggybacking". Early drawings of the Liverpool & Manchester
Piggyback_(transportation)
Monument in Warsaw
west The railway flatcar Religious symbols inside the railway flatcar The inscriptions dedicated to the victims The railway flatcar viewed from the south
Monument to the Fallen and Murdered in the East
Monument_to_the_Fallen_and_Murdered_in_the_East
1960s fast train
Fastest Freight Train," the all-TOFC (trailer-on-flatcar, or "piggyback") and COFC (container-on-flatcar) train ran about 2,200 miles (3,500 km) between
Super_C_(freight_train)
American film
MOVIE CRASH: Train Rams Flatcar in Filming of Scene". Chicago Tribune. August 6, 1965. p. 1. "12 HURT AS TRAIN HITS FILM FLATCAR: Singer Jan Berry, Director
Easy Come, Easy Go (unfinished film)
Easy_Come,_Easy_Go_(unfinished_film)
Nonhazardous railroad car
examples of buffer car types include hopper cars, boxcars, gondola cars, and flatcars. Buffer cars may be used at both ends of a train, even if a locomotive
Buffer_car
Railway in Maine, USA
were rebuilt as flatcars when the 30 ft (9.1 m) gondolas were delivered, and the 30 ft (9.1 m) gondolas were rebuilt as simple flatcars within a year.
Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway
Wiscasset,_Waterville_and_Farmington_Railway
American railcar management company
and intermodal well cars—supports shippers in several industries where flatcars, boxcars and gondolas are required. TTX was founded as TrailerTrain in
TTX_Company
Former railroad that operated in the northeastern United States
rocking chair attached to a flatcar, with a steamer rug and jug of high-quality Medford rum. At stops, he would step off the flatcar and give speeches. The
Erie_Railroad
Railroad cars carrying two layers of intermodal containers
within North America are primarily 53 feet (16.15 m) long, with trailer-on-flatcar (TOFC) units used as well. The 53-foot length reflects a common maximum
Double-stack_rail_transport
Japanese high-speed rail system
special "Train on Train" standard-gauge trains (akin to a covered piggyback flatcar train) built to withstand the shock wave of oncoming Shinkansen trains
Shinkansen
Practice of transporting cargo by rail
train itself, a factor that practices such as containerization, trailer-on-flatcar, or rolling highway aim to minimize. Traditionally, large shippers built
Rail_freight_transport
2010 American disaster action film
However, Frank is blocked from reaching Triple 7's locomotive by a bulkhead flatcar with no walkway. Ned arrives in his truck, speeding alongside the tracks
Unstoppable_(2010_film)
Form of large artillery
Express. When it was first fired, the recoil destroyed the flatcar on which it was mounted. A flatcar strengthened by additional beams covered by iron plate
Railway_gun
Train used to transport freight
such as: Boxcar Tank Car Hopper Car Covered Hopper Car Centerbeam Car Flatcar Intermodal Well Car Gondola Car Autorack Car As of April 2020, there were
Freight_train
Strip of flexible material
strap loop Post-Medieval strap fitting Iron Age strap union Centerbeam flatcar with polyester rolled straps Buckle Drawstring Watch strap Phone strap
Strap
German cargo glider
been designed to replicate the load space of a standard German railway flatcar, allowing any cargo that could travel by rail to fit into an Me 321. In
Messerschmitt_Me_321_Gigant
2023 train collision in Greece, killing 57 people
21:00, freight train number 63593 consisting of two electric wagons and 13 flatcars loaded with sheet steel and shipping containers – with a total weight of
Tempi_train_crash
the link https://ru.wiktionary.org/wiki/File:Freight_train_hopping_on_flatcar_and_dumpcar,_Kiev_-_Fastiv.webm [shows] there is a video demonstrating
List of Wikipedia pages banned in Russia
List_of_Wikipedia_pages_banned_in_Russia
Maximum dimensions for railway vehicles and their loads
autorack on a TTX flatcar also requires the highest loading gauge in common use in North America. A Santa Fe semi-trailer carried on a flatcar as part of a
Loading_gauge
Light rail/rapid transit system in Taiwan
maintenance vehicle Track maintenance 25 5.86 Road–rail vehicle Mercedes-Benz 50 (rail), 80 (road) 5.2 Flatcar Carrying maintenance equipment Bemo Rail —N/a 18
New_Taipei_Metro
In U.S. state of Connecticut
car Unknown 1974 003, 011 Flatcars Unknown Unknown 12516 Tanker car Unknown 1966 12811 Tanker car Unknown 1967 T-27 Flatcar Unknown 1922 33732 Boxcar
Danbury_Railway_Museum
Rail line spiral between the Central Valley and Mojave Desert
BNSF train on Tehachapi Loop in 2011, with mixed trailer-on-flatcar and double-stack container manifest
Tehachapi_Loop
Pullman dining car (on loan) Kansas City Southern no. 3763 1938 ACF Bulkhead Flatcar Louisville & Nashville no. 6487 Caboose Oneida & Western no. 9990 Caboose
Southern Appalachia Railway Museum
Southern_Appalachia_Railway_Museum
Process of shipping loaded trucks on railway cars
accommodate double stack containers, so the height of a semi-trailer on a flatcar is no issue. However, in Europe, except for purpose built lines such as
Rolling_highway
Heavy duty container used for shipping
A flatcar with a 20 ft tanktainer and an open-top 20 ft container with canvas cover
Shipping_container
Narrow-gauge railway in California, United States
built another 4-4-0 and two 2-6-0 locomotives to pull a fleet of 120 new flatcars. A new 3,000-foot (910 m) wharf at Port Harford was 80 feet (24 m) wide
Pacific_Coast_Railway
Stream in Sonoma County, California
sources. The railway shipped sacks of magnesite on 4-wheel flatcars. Each of the ten flatcars was four feet wide by seven feet long and could be loaded
Austin_Creek
manufacturer to locomotives and items of rolling stock. Bulkhead flatcar An open-top flatcar with a wall at each end. Bungalow The housing for signals and
Glossary of rail transport terms
Glossary_of_rail_transport_terms
French railway line
B.P. employees in front of the company's four flatcars.
Berck-Plage - Paris-Plage line
Berck-Plage_-_Paris-Plage_line
Type of flatcar in Japan
The Koki 200 is a type of container flatcar operated by JR Freight, designed to haul two 20-foot tank containers or one 40-foot container. The first cars
Koki_200
Evolution of American Tanks
exceed 15 tons, so as to bring it within the weight capacity of railroad flatcars. Although an experimental 15-ton tank, the M1924, reached the mock-up stage
Tanks_of_the_United_States
Rail infrastructure maintenance unit
Specially modified flatcars for carrying long sections of continuously welded rail for installation, often accompanied by flatcars with equipment for
Work_train
Intermodal freight transport system
from one mode of transport to another—container ships, rail transport flatcars, and semi-trailer trucks—without being opened. The handling system is mechanized
Containerization
Transport museum in Roanoke, Virginia
Depressed center flatcar APWX #1002 RF&P boxcar #2305 Trailer Train flatcar with Sea Land containers #470534 Derrick tender flatcar # 590374 and Derrick
Virginia Museum of Transportation
Virginia_Museum_of_Transportation
American Old West figure (1843–1905)
another man he believed to be Ike Clanton armed with shotguns lying on a flatcar. When Wyatt and his men approached, the two men ran. Stilwell may have
Virgil_Earp
North American black bear actor
runaway Southern Pacific locomotive (or according to some accounts, a flatcar carrying a steam-powered crane) suddenly derailed and crushed several cages
Bruno_(bear_actor)
Rail line in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
Snowplow Dining car Passenger car DM-20 «Loglift» Railway log-car and Flatcar Hopper car to transport track ballast DM-20 «Loglift» Locomotive TU7 –
Konetsgorskaya narrow-gauge railway
Konetsgorskaya_narrow-gauge_railway
Type of crane used on a railroad
coupled within a train. The idler car is usually a long, flat wagon (i.e. a flatcar) that provides a means of securing the jib for transportation; storage
Crane_(rail)
Musical artist
(Rebeluck, 2012) Bandshell (Flatcar, 2015) Bandshell Remixed (Flatcar, 2016) Daydream (Flatcar, 2018) When I Get Low (Flatcar, 2022) Cabin Fever (Deluxe
Tia_Brazda
American Railcar Leasing Company
transporting vehicles, can be bi-level or tri-level Box cars Flatcars Centerbeam flatcar Gondolas - (Rotary Dump Coal Gondola) Hopper cars - (Both Covered
Wells_Fargo_Rail
Preserved CP G5c class 4-6-2 locomotive
of a liquidation sale. In July of that year, No. 1238 was lifted onto a flatcar with its tender being placed on another along with No. 1286's tender, and
Canadian_Pacific_1238
List of terminology used in North American railroading
a flatcar with walls on the front and rear. A center-beam bulkhead is a bulkhead flatcar with an additional wall dividing one side of the flatcar from
Glossary of North American railroading
Glossary_of_North_American_railroading
Railroad in New York
Trains are powered by Alco RS-1 401 (ex-GMRC 401), and consist of six flatcars converted to passenger use; a refurbished caboose 675 (ex-PRR 477672);
Catskill_Mountain_Railroad
Painting by Raphael
removed to Pillnitz, from which it was transported in a box on a tented flatcar to Moscow. There, sight of the Madonna brought Soviet leading art official
Sistine_Madonna
Device attached to an automobile or bus for transporting bicycles
dedicated cars to hold bicycles in large volumes; in some cases, external flatcars. Vertical bike rack on an American light rail train Floor bike rack on
Bicycle_carrier
Loss of traction in locomotives
consist of a pressure washer and gel dispenser mounted on a converted flatcar, and a tank car which carries water. They are pulled on one end by one
Slippery_rail
Type of railroad car
the car, allowing a container to be carried lower than on a traditional flatcar. This makes it possible to carry a stack of two containers per unit on
Well_car
1973 film by Robert Aldrich
manages to board Shack's train and hides inside a hollow metal pipe on a flatcar, only to discover that Cigaret is hiding in the adjacent pipe. Alerted
Emperor_of_the_North_Pole
Shipment of goods or containers to an intermediate destination
different rail gauge, or else containers are transloaded from flatcars on one track to flatcars on another track of a different gauge. Cross-docking Customs
Transshipment
unknown date. Removed. When the rail bed became a logging road, two adjacent flatcars were installed as the road bridge deck. 39.4 Unnamed creek: 23-metre (74 ft)
Coquihalla_railway_link
Railroad connecting Delhi and Mumbai
maximum height, enabling double-stacked shipping containers to be carried on flatcars — unlike in most other countries, where well cars are required for double-stack
Western Dedicated Freight Corridor
Western_Dedicated_Freight_Corridor
Type of trailer
Transport portal Dolly (trailer) Flatbed trolley Flatbed truck Heavy capacity flatcar Heavy Equipment Transport System (HETS) Long combination vehicle Oliver
Lowboy_(trailer)
Centerbeam cars Covered hopper Covered wagon (UIC) Double door boxcar Flatcar Gondola (rail) (US) Goods wagon Hicube boxcars Hopper car Open wagon (UIC)
List_of_railway_vehicles
Railways 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow-gauge cattle cars on continuous rails laid on 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge flatcars (outback Australia)
Transporter_wagon
Railway gun
light cruisers. At any rate the 15 cm guns were mounted in a well-base flatcar with two four-wheel bogies. No outriggers were fitted so the recoil energy
15_cm_SK_"Nathan"
Railway yard in Barstow, California
TOFC train (trailer on flatcar) with two diesel locomotives according to Tier 1/2, 40 km southwest of Barstow in 2012.
Barstow_Yard
Railway vehicle used to connect two others that have different types of coupling
at the other end for use with DeDietrich carriages. Dual coupling Idler flatcar "Notable Workings Pictoral". Railway Herald (72): 16. 16 February 2007
Barrier_vehicle
the flatcar, but the flatcar would recoil 10 to 12 feet on the tracks. The plane of fire had to be nearly parallel to the tracks, to allow the flatcar to
Siege artillery in the American Civil War
Siege_artillery_in_the_American_Civil_War
Railway line in New Mexico, United States
Phelps Dodge control; and the Southern Pacific roster included 107 logging flatcars formerly owned by the lumber companies. In addition to the above-listed
Alamogordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway
Alamogordo_and_Sacramento_Mountain_Railway
Truck that moves semi trailers within a cargo yard
equivalent unit Transport Chassis Container ship Double-stack Drayage Flatcar Well car Handling Container port Container crane Reach stacker Rubber tyred
Terminal_tractor
Railway rolling stock used to transport automobiles
came up with was able to carry 10 vehicles on one car. VW's two-level flatcar design effectively became the first autorack, entering service circa 1954
Autorack
Polish train disaster
an unnamed high-ranking officer (a general) loading his automobile on a flatcar in the middle of the train, against the advice of railway staff. The train
Rzepin_train_disaster
Heritage railway in Connecticut, United States
retrieved by volunteers of the Friends of the Valley Railroad and moved by flatcar to its present location. It is believed that this structure is the sole
Valley_Railroad_(Connecticut)
American businessman (1884–1968)
Southern Pacific piggyback flatcar from a wreck and using it as a bridge over Los Gatos Creek, appropriately named Flatcar Bridge. In 1972, a one-and-a-half-mile
Billy_Jones_(railroader)
Intermodal transport system
which can be carried on a road trailer; the pallets are fitted on top of flatcars but can slide sideways to allow trucks to drive on and off smoothly at
CargoBeamer
Preserved CP G5d class 4-6-2 locomotive
that year, the locomotive was towed back to Staunton to be lifted onto a flatcar with its tender on a separate car with No. 1238's tender, and it was subsequently
Canadian_Pacific_1286
Railroad car designed to carry perishable freight at specific temperatures
Interstate Commerce Act, railroads began aggressively pursuing trailer-on-flatcar (TOFC) business (a form of intermodal freight transport) for refrigerated
Refrigerator_car
Pennsylvania has carried trailers of common carrier trucking companies on its flatcars. March 15 - The first section of Cleveland's “Rapid” opens from Cleveland
1955_in_rail_transport
American outlaw (1856–1882)
another man he believed to be Ike Clanton, armed with shotguns lying on a flatcar. When Wyatt and his men approached, the two men ran. Stilwell stumbled
Frank_Stilwell
American railway company
Covered hopper 8,323 85 8,408 932,767 Boxcar 7,125 1,251 8,376 726,694 Flatcar 1,685 1,608 3,293 312,537 Other 1,597 4 1,601 73,203 Total 54,499 6,996
Norfolk_Southern_Railway
Highway in Alaska, United States
the mid-1960s. The Alaska Railroad would allow vehicles to drive onto flatcars, which would then be transported by train through the Anton Anderson Memorial
Portage_Glacier_Highway
1941 Donald Duck cartoon
Donald's flatcar until it is nothing but wheels. Pete then sharpens the tip of the peavey and increases its temperature by laying it on his flatcar's wheel
Timber_(1941_film)
Form of freight transport
device Electrocar Electric platform truck Flatbed truck – Type of truck Flatcar – Type of railroad car for transporting large objects, containers, or machinery
Flatbed_trolley
Piece of railroad snow removal equipment
bolster wagon Chauldron wagon Class U special wagon Conflat Double-stack car Flatcar (US) Flat wagon (EU) Gondola (US) Hopper car Kangourou wagon Lowmac Minecart
Rotary_snowplow
Steam-powered railroad locomotive
the time of the American Civil War. To restore passenger confidence, a flatcar piled high with protective cotton bales was placed between the locomotive
Best_Friend_of_Charleston
other was built by the Central California Traction Company from an old flatcar. Old newspaper reports and company records indicate that Jewett also built
Tidewater_Southern_Railway
German World War I flying ace (1892–1918)
moving like a travelling circus with their aircraft loaded on railroad flatcars and frequently setting up in tents on improvised airfields. A master tactician
Manfred_von_Richthofen
Marble from Colorado
225 feet (69 m) to a new loading station. Here the block was placed on a flatcar for towing by an electric tram (designed by General Electric) on standard-gauge
Yule_Marble
Former light rail line in Rochester, New York
0331 Differential dump car trailer 0343 Work and tool car 2002 Flatcar trailer 2006 Flatcar trailer Main Street Shops (until 1941) General Motors Carbarn
Rochester_subway
Railroad museum in Calera, Alabama
Unknown Display 41326 Flatcar 1890s Unknown Stored, out of service 403 Flatcar 1920s Unknown Stored, out of service 21417 Flatcar 1956 American Car and
Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum
Heart_of_Dixie_Railroad_Museum
Railway line in the United States of America
permanent collection consists of a steam Locomotive (Kiso Forest Ry 9), 6 flatcars, 2 cabooses, 2 combination cars, 6 boxcars, a horse drawn street car, and
Society for the Preservation of Carter Railroad Resources
Society_for_the_Preservation_of_Carter_Railroad_Resources
Railway goods wagon
Flat wagons (sometimes flat beds, flats or rail flats, US: flatcars), as classified by the International Union of Railways (UIC), are railway goods wagons
Flat_wagon
a flatcar with walls on the front and rear. A center-beam bulkhead is a bulkhead flatcar with an additional wall dividing one side of the flatcar from
Glossary of United Kingdom railway terms
Glossary_of_United_Kingdom_railway_terms
Meeting place of different width rail lines
to carry narrow-gauge freight trains at faster speeds on standard-gauge flatcars. The Seikan Tunnel has been converted by JR Hokkaido to dual gauge to accommodate
Break_of_gauge
Chassis for wheels and suspension under vehicles
track gauge. Transporter wagons apply the same concept at the level of a flatcar specialized to carry other cars as its load. In archbar or diamond frame
Bogie
Shade of red used on some railway cars
Pennsylvania Railroad, which used it on passenger cars and on its TrucTrain flatcars. It also was used extensively by the New South Wales Government Railways
Tuscan_red
Topics referred to by the same term
such as planishing Steel fence post, a kind of stake Side stakes used on flatcars etc Stake: Fortune Fighters, a 2003 video game The Stake, a 1915 silent
Stake
Naval gun
the gun in its firing position (sometimes it was mounted on a railroad flatcar). Cartridges were equipped with a time fuse head set before firing. Those
8.8_cm_SK_L/45_naval_gun
American freight railway
traffic, and the NYS&W and NS began to jointly haul container-on-flatcar and trailer-on-flatcar trains for CSX Intermodal. In 1995, the NYSW turned a profit
New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway
New_York,_Susquehanna_and_Western_Railway
American 4-6-0 locomotive
boxcars, one full of hay and the other for corn, and halfway through a flatcar of lumber. Jones was the only fatality from that accident. After the Vaughan
Illinois_Central_382
Narrow-gauge railway in Santa Margarita, California, US
the mid-1960s 3410 Operational Used during Christmas season. DRGW 6629 Flatcar Operational Converted into a rider car as of 2022. Photo of the caboose
Pacific Coast Railroad (tourist)
Pacific_Coast_Railroad_(tourist)
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