Convertible railway-highway vehicle

Details Convertible railway-highway vehicle Convertible railway-highway vehicle

1981-09-17

1984-05-15

Reeves, Robert B.

Railway rolling stock

Trucks

Supplemental wheel

105159, 410 45, 410 53, B60F 100, B61D 1500, B61F 1300, B62D 6112

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044481322

ABSTRACT:
A convertible vehicle provided with a truck assembly adjacent the rear end and a plurality of liftable axle assemblies intermediate its ends. The truck assembly has railway wheels lowered for railway use and highway wheels lowered for highway use. The liftable axle assemblies have highway wheels lowered during highway use. A lift mechanism raises the liftable axle assemblies during railway use and a locking mechanism releasably locks the liftable axle assemblies in the raised position. The front of the vehicle can be alternatively connected to a highway truck tractor or a railway truck.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1938049 (1933-12-01), Serrano
patent: 2030311 (1936-02-01), Messick
patent: 2039489 (1936-05-01), Messick
patent: 3875870 (1975-04-01), Beatty
patent: 4316418 (1982-02-01), Hindin et al.
patent: 4364315 (1982-12-01), Beatty

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