Continuous gondola car

Details Continuous gondola car Continuous gondola car

1991-02-11

1992-07-14

Butler, Douglas C.

Railway rolling stock

Trains

Articulated

105458, 105355, B61D 1700

Patent

active

051293277

ABSTRACT:
A gondola car for use with a train of like gondola cars that comprises a body having a floor and two sidewalls, a bridge extension connected to the floor and extending outwardly beyond the two sidewalls, a wall transition member of arcuate shape extending beyond the end of one of the sidewalls, and a pivotal connector positioned adjacent the bridge extension for enabling pivotal movement between the gondola car and an adjacent gondola car. The wall transition member is fastened to one of the sidewalls and is in sliding rotational relation to a arcuate-shaped guide section on an adjacent gondola car. The bridge extension has a curved edge affixed to the bottom edge of the wall transition member. The curved edge has a radius of curvature generally equal to the radius of curvature of the arcuate-shaped of the wall transition member. The floor has a plurality of apertures for receiving a fixed cleat from a tractor/shovel. The bridge extension has a configuration so as to overlap the floor of an adjacent gondola car.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2793597 (1957-05-01), Walters
patent: 3093216 (1963-06-01), Dunham
patent: 3290058 (1966-12-01), Ellerd
patent: 3922971 (1975-12-01), Maroshick
patent: 4241665 (1980-12-01), Kleim
patent: 4579063 (1986-04-01), Losa et al.

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