Light weight container car

Details Light weight container car Light weight container car

1985-02-25

1986-07-15

Reese, Randolph A.

Railway rolling stock

Special car bodies

Freight

105238R, 105418, 280797, B61D 320, B61F 108

Patent

active

045999490

ABSTRACT:
Improvements in the body of a light weight railway car is disclosed with one improved portion being a side sill formed from a metal plate having a plurality of short tubes welded thereto and projecting outwardly therefrom. A channel is welded to the plate and has a plurality of holes formed therein which are aligned with the tubes, with the metal removed to form the holes being substantially equal in weight to that of the tubes. The tubes are welded to the channel near the periphery of the holes. The side sills cooperate with body bolsters and container engaging feet for handling a double tier of a variety of different size containers.

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patent: 3659724 (1972-05-01), Miller et al.
patent: 4064947 (1977-12-01), Cole
patent: 4091742 (1978-05-01), Cordani

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