Railway rolling stock – Locomotives
Patent
1993-05-10
1994-10-18
Le, Mark T.
Railway rolling stock
Locomotives
105396, B61C 1700
Patent
active
053558065
ABSTRACT:
A locomotive assembly having a longitudinally extending platform and attached sidewalls with a frontal nosepiece extending about a front portion of the platform. The locomotive having a connection device for connecting components to hollow supports in the sidewalls without deforming the sidewalls, a bulkhead with an attached portion for preassembly components thereon before insertion between the sidewalls, a window assembly sealingly disposed in an opening within the sidewall and attached to the sidewall to allow limited relative movement without disrupting the seal, an enclosed headlight assembly flush mounted in the nosepiece with air circulation to prevent overheating within the assembly and an integral collision assembly for transferring collision forces to the platform.
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Bieber Allen C.
Detar Gail L.
Holmes Richard H.
Kleiner John E.
Miller Douglas W.
Breedlove Jill M.
General Electric Company
Le Mark T.
Snyder Marvin
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