Atlas HO Scale 42' Pulpwood Flatcar with Load Seaboard Coast Line SCL 110288 Roadname_ Undecorated The first flatcars were simply

The first flatcars were simply platforms with wheels that were used to transport goods such as lumber and coal

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Atlas HO Scale 42' Pulpwood Flatcar with Load Seaboard Coast Line SCL 110288 Roadname_ Undecorated The first flatcars were simplyAtlas HO Scale 42' Pulpwood Flatcar with Load Seaboard Coast Line SCL 110288 Pulpwood is not a specific type of wood, but actually tree limbs that are cut to a specified length, then turned into wood pulp and used in the paper industry. Early paper making had the trees near the paper plant. As timber resources were diminished, the need for transporting pulpwood began to rise. Railroads were seen as an efficient method of transporting pulpwood.