All purpose railroad car

Details All purpose railroad car All purpose railroad car

1984-09-24

1987-01-13

Reese, Randolph A.

Freight accommodation on freight carrier

Load bearer accommodation

Diverse load accommodation, e.g., convertible between...

410 56, 410 76, 105226, B61D 4500

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046361197

ABSTRACT:
An all purpose railroad car for transporting trailers and containers, having an elongated frame adapted to be supported by wheel trucks, combined hitch and container bolster means adjacent one end of the car frame for selectively receiving and releasably retaining a trailer king pin and one end of a container, and means spaced from the combined hitch and container bolster means for selectively receiving and supporting the wheels of a trailer and the other end of a container. The car may be a light-weight skeletal frame including an elongated center sill, wheel trucks at opposite ends of the center sill supporting said center sill, each wheel truck including a single axle. Cushioning means may be provided between the combined hitch and container bolster means and the frame operable to oppose longitudinal movement of the lading relative to the frame.

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