Wind turbine blade railroad transportation system and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9347426
APP PUB NO 20160053740A1
SERIAL NO

14467144

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A system and method for transporting a first and second airfoil using a center railcar coupled to two additional railcars. A pair of root brackets support the root ends of the two airfoils on the two additional cars, aligning the two airfoils over the center car. A lower sling stand on the center railcar has a pair of vertical side members extending upwardly to hang a lower sling that support the first airfoil. An upper sling stand has a base that is supported by the lower sling stand, and also has a pair of upper side members that support an upper sling. The second airfoil is supported by the upper sling. The upper sling stand is fixedly supported on the lower sling stand so as to support the second airfoil above the first airfoil in overlapping fashion.

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TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES INC175 WESTWOOD DRIVE SOUTHLAKE TX 76092

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
King, T Christopher Keller, US 9 162
Landrum, Scott C Southlake, US 15 257

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