Center sill for railroad freight car

Details Center sill for railroad freight car Center sill for railroad freight car

2008-11-25

2010-12-28

Morano, S. Joseph (Department: 3617)

Railway rolling stock

Car framing and structure

Underframes

C105S413000, C105S247000, C105S251000, C105S245000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07856931

ABSTRACT:
A center sill for inclusion in a center sill assembly of a railroad freight car. The center sill includes a first main structural member of metal plate bent to a three-sided shape including a bottom cover and a pair of side web portions, and a top cover plate fastened to the side web portions to form a box beam structure. Horizontal filler plates that may be of thicker material are fastened to the bottom cover portion at the ends. Stub sills may be attached to the ends of the center sill to form a center sill assembly for a freight car such as a hopper car.

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