{"id":17648,"date":"2025-11-23T19:13:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T00:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allnationline.com\/WP\/?post_type=product&#038;p=17648"},"modified":"2026-01-25T10:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T15:34:09","slug":"hitch-flat-car-12-sets-3-pieces-kit-bag-pn691an","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/allnationline.com\/WP\/?product=hitch-flat-car-12-sets-3-pieces-kit-bag-pn691an","title":{"rendered":"Hitch Flat Car (12 sets &#8211; 3 pieces Kit \/bag) PN#691AN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">For Sale:\u00a0 Hitch Flat Car (12 sets &#8211; 3 pieces Kit \/bag) PN#691AN<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">As seen in the photo.\u00a0 There are 12 sets per bag &#8211; 3 piece kit you put together.\u00a0 3D printed using ABS (may require minimal clean up).\u00a0 May come in various colors based on our filament stock.\u00a0 If you want a specific color, let us know and we will try to accommodate.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">(Note: Original metal hits is not for sale and shown in photos for comparison only.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>A flat car hitch was used to secure and transport highway trailers on flatcars in early intermodal rail systems.<\/strong> It allowed trailers to be locked in place during transit, enabling what&#8217;s known as <em>TOFC<\/em> (Trailer-on-Flat-Car) service.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>What Is a Flat Car Hitch?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">A <strong>flat car hitch<\/strong> is a mechanical locking device mounted on a flatcar deck. It\u2019s designed to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Engage the kingpin<\/strong> of a highway trailer (the same point that connects to a semi-truck)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Secure the trailer<\/strong> during rail transport<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Prevent movement<\/strong> or tipping during acceleration, braking, or coupling<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">These hitches were often part of <strong>TOFC systems<\/strong>, where trailers were driven onto flatcars via ramps and locked into place using the hitch.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Why Was It Important?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Enabled intermodal transport<\/strong>: Trailers could move seamlessly between truck and rail.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Reduced handling time<\/strong>: No need to unload cargo from trailers into boxcars.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Improved efficiency<\/strong>: Railroads could carry highway trailers directly, expanding freight options.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Safety<\/strong>: The hitch locked the trailer securely, minimizing sway or detachment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<h3>Historical Use<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>1950s\u20131980s<\/strong>: Widely used in TOFC service on 85-foot flatcars<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Modern intermodal<\/strong>: Superseded by well cars and container chassis, but hitches still exist on some spine cars and TOFC platforms<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allnationline.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Quality-Craft-Tri-level-Auto-Rack-Drawings.pdf\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">Quality-Craft-Tri-level-Auto-Rack-Drawings.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allnationline.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Flat-car.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allnationline.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Flat-car.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"261\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allnationline.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Flat-car.jpeg 329w, https:\/\/allnationline.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Flat-car-300x140.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Sale:\u00a0 Hitch Flat Car (12 sets &#8211; 3 pieces Kit \/bag) PN#691AN As seen in the photo.\u00a0 There are 12 sets per bag &#8211; 3 piece kit you put together.\u00a0 3D printed using ABS (may require minimal clean up).\u00a0 May come in various colors based on our filament stock.\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17671,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[101],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-17648","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-freight-car-parts","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"taxable","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allnationline.com\/WP\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/17648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allnationline.com\/WP\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allnationline.com\/WP\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allnationline.com\/WP\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allnationline.com\/WP\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allnationline.com\/WP\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=17648"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allnationline.com\/WP\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=17648"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allnationline.com\/WP\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=17648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}