Railway rolling stock – Car framing and structure – Freight
Patent
1977-07-25
1983-10-11
Reeves, Robert B.
Railway rolling stock
Car framing and structure
Freight
105239, 105244, 105409, B61D 300, B61D 700, B61D 1700
Patent
active
044085427
ABSTRACT:
A gondola railway car comprising a car truck attached to each end of a continuous center sill, a pair of generally vertical end panels, a pair of generally vertical side panels joined to the end panels, a plurality of cross bearers extending from the center sill to a longitudinal chord at the bottom of each side panel, a car bottom between the end and side panels having substantially flat portions over the trucks and a longitudinal trough portion between the trucks and the flat bottom portions, the trough portion having side edges joined to the side panel bottom edges and extending beneath the center sill, and an end wall at each end of the trough extending to the adjacent flat bottom portion.
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Beltran Howard
Reeves Robert B.
Thrall Car Manufacturing Company
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