Railroad well car with open truss sides
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Jun 24, 2014
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Jun 7, 2012
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Jun 6, 2011
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May 17, 2007
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Abstract
A railroad well car includes a spaced trucks grouped in pairs, and a railcar body supported on a pair of the trucks, the body comprising a pair of spaced end structures, each end structure supported on one truck, and a well structure extending between the end structures. The well structure comprises a pair of top chord members extending between the end structures; a pair of side sills extending between the end structures; a pair of end chords extending between the side sills; four corner container support members, each secured to one end chord and one side sill; a plurality of floor beams extending between the side sills forming at least a portion of a floor for the well structure; and a plurality of side truss members extending between one side sill and one top chord on each side forming an open truss side for the well structure.
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- 2011 Application Filing Year
- B61D Class
- 112 Applications Filed
- 88 Patents Issued To-Date
- 78.58 % Issued To-Date
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