Railroad Flatcars

Flatcars are rolling stock that consist of an open, flat deck mounted on a pair of trucks, one at each end. They were often designed to carry extra heavy or large loads, such as machinery.

The museum owns three different flat cars that are on display and used when needed. Intermodal freight transport-specific cars may be replacing flatcars soon as they are able to double stack container flats.

a 35' and a 40' flat car from the Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway, and a former Union Pacific flat car.