Railway rolling stock – Special car bodies – Freight
Patent
1985-08-08
1987-05-26
Reeves, Robert B.
Railway rolling stock
Special car bodies
Freight
105458, B61D 318
Patent
active
046676040
ABSTRACT:
A railroad car for transporting vehicles such as automobiles and trucks, comprising a floor and two side walls defining an interior space and terminating in an opening at each end; at least one elevated deck spaced above the floor and extending the length of the railroad car and terminating in an end at each of the openings; an end enclosure at each end of the car adapted to be displaced between a closed position overlying the end opening and an opened position which provides access to the entire end of the car; an elongated closure support member at each end of the car disposed within the car interior in a horizontal plane and joined to the end of the deck with the deck elevation being at least as high as that of the closure support; and bridge plate supports, for a pair of bridge plates, located at the front of the closure support member such that bridge plates removably attached thereto are at essentially the same level as the deck.
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Hubbuch David F.
Reeves Robert B.
Thrall Car Manufacturing Company
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