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[[Image:FEC 37066 20050604 WI Glen Haven.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Florida East Coast Railway|FEC]] 37066 passing [[Glen Haven, Wisconsin]], on the [[Mississippi River]], is carrying two [[Containerization|container]]s.]]
[[Image:Loaded flat cars, covered loads.jpg|thumb|300px|A string of flatcars loaded with [[tank]]s under tarps in [[April]] [[1943]].]]
A '''flatcar''' (also spelled as '''flat car''') is a piece of [[railroad]] [[Railroad car|rolling stock]] that consists of an open, flat deck on a pair of [[trucks]] or [[bogie]]s. The deck of the car can be made of [[wood]] or [[steel]], and the sides of the deck can include pockets for stakes or tie-down points to secure loads.
Flat cars are used for loads that are too large or cumbersome to load in enclosed cars such as [[boxcar]]s. They are also often used to transport [[Containerization|container]]s or [[trailer (Vehicle)|trailer]]s in [[intermodal]] shipping.
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