Reading Heavyweight Depressed-Center Flat Car #99048

Reading Heavyweight Depressed-Center Flat Car With Battleship Gun Barrel Load #99048

• This Reading heavyweight depressed center flat car with Commonwealth Freight trucks was built for Reading Railroad where it was used to transport bulky and heavy industrial loads, such as large dimensional loads, electrical transformers, and construction equipment, with the depressed center allowing for a few feet of additional vertical clearance. In this case it was used to transport a 16” main battleship gun barrel.