Intermodal vehicle for forming a train of highway trailers

Details Intermodal vehicle for forming a train of highway trailers Intermodal vehicle for forming a train of highway trailers

1998-02-04

2000-04-18

Le, Mark T.

Railway rolling stock

Trains

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105 41, B61F 300

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060501979

ABSTRACT:
An improved intermodal vehicle (10) for forming a train of highway trailers. The intermodal vehicle has an upper frame (42) to which highway trailers (12, 14) may be connected, each of the highway trailers having leading a trailing coupler socket assemblies (22, 24). In the improved design a continuous drawbar (150, 176) is provided. In addition, the upper frame (42) is mounted on a pair of steerable lower frames (30, 32) by springs (52, 54), preferably air springs, their being a pair of springs for each rail wheel (26, 28) of the intermodal vehicle, one spring being positioned before each wheel and one being positioned after each wheel.

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