Railway rolling stock – Special car bodies – Shock absorbing
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-08
2011-03-08
Morano, S. Joseph (Department: 3617)
Railway rolling stock
Special car bodies
Shock absorbing
C105S397000, C105S340000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07900565
ABSTRACT:
A passenger rail car includes a lower passenger compartment that includes a plurality of passenger seats. The passenger rail car also includes an upper passenger compartment that includes a plurality of passenger seats. A control cab for a rail car operator is elevated above the floor of the lower passenger compartment, and is located forward of the passenger seats and behind the crash energy management region. The front end of the passenger rail car may be slanted to provide a greater field of view for the rail car operator.
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