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New York Central - Rd#498994 - Rel.5/24
This heavyweight depressed center fl at car with buckeye trucks was built
in July of 1961 and featured a 21’ long depressed center section. The car
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.
New York Central was a Class 1 Railroad founded in 1853 and operated until
1968, when it was merged with long-time rival Pennsylvania, to form Penn Central.