Transverse trough coil car with modular trough forming assemblies and method of forming same
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Jul 12, 2016
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Oct 2, 2014
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Abstract
A transverse trough coil car includes a plurality of transverse troughs, a pair of trucks, a center sill supported on the trucks, a pair of side walls extending the length of the car coupled to the center sill, and a plurality of trough forming assemblies. Each trough forming assembly includes a center cross bearer member coupled to the side walls and the center sill, a pair of angled floor plates coupled to the side walls, wherein the floor plates form the longitudinally fore and aft sections of adjacent troughs, and a plurality of floor plate supporting gussets extending between the center cross bearer member and the floor plates. A method of forming the transverse trough coil car body is provided for reducing the fabrication costs, inventory costs and assembly time of the car.
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- 2014 Application Filing Year
- B61D Class
- 141 Applications Filed
- 115 Patents Issued To-Date
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- 6 Citation Count
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