The car was 7 feet in length, 5 feet 3 Perfect Steerable Transfer Carthes wide, 40 Perfect Steerable Transfer Carthes deep, and had a wheelbase of just 4 feet. It weighed 2,240 pounds and could haul about 2 tons. Other Freight Car Types: Photos, Dimensions, History. Boxcars. Gondola Cars. Tank Cars. Refrigerator Cars. Livestock Cars. Ore Jennies. Well Cars. Flatcars. The Caboose. Autoracks. B&O's