Flat Car
PRR #469840
This specific car PRR's F41 class of 53' GSC flat cars. The F41 class, including car #469840, was built around a large, one-piece steel casting by General Steel Castings (GSC). The first 500 F41 cars, numbered 469500-469999, were constructed between December 1955 and May 1956. This series would include 469840. These cars originally rode on ASF A-3 trucks. F41 flat cars were known for their robust construction and remained in regular service into the early 2000s, with some potentially still in work train service today. These versatile cars carried a variety of goods, such as machinery, lumber, steel shapes, rail, and other building materials.