Gondola car construction

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1981-06-22

1983-11-29

Stoner, Jr., Bruce H.

Railway rolling stock

Car framing and structure

Freight

105409, B61D 308, B61D 1708, B61D 4900

Patent

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044175264

ABSTRACT:
A railroad gondola car comprising a subframe assembly including a side sill channel member, a floor sheet, a side assembly including a side sheet and a plurality of side posts secured to the side sheet, the side posts comprising channel or hat shaped members opening toward the side sheet, a longitudinally extending angle member secured to the side sheet on the opposite side of the side sheet from the side posts and adjacent the lower edge of the side sheet, a structural reaction plate secured to the side posts within the channel or hat shaped cross section thereof and extending outwardly of the channel preferably a distance at least as great as the thickness of the side sheet, and being secured to the angle member, the side posts extending below the side sheet and being secured to the side sill channel member, and the angle member being secured to the subframe assembly or floor sheet.

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patent: 1838006 (1931-12-01), Small
patent: 2054783 (1936-09-01), Gilpin
patent: 2075195 (1937-03-01), Gilpin
patent: 2382519 (1945-08-01), Swann
patent: 2602405 (1952-07-01), Johansson
patent: 2859709 (1958-11-01), Flowers

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