<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">depressed center flatcars</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31480375</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:09:20</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">cars, depressed center</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">cars, depressed center flat</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">center cars, depressed</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">center flat cars, depressed</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">center flatcars, depressed</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">depressed center cars</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">depressed center flat cars</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">depressed center flatcar</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">flat cars, depressed center</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">flatcars, depressed center</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Flatcars having a portion of the floor set lower than the deck to accommodate special loads with oversized vertical dimensions; in use since the early 20th century. For flatcars in use since the mid-20th century with larger depressed central sections designed primarily to accommodate intermodal containers, use "well cars." ]]></dc:description></metadata>