Railroad freight car including pneumatic brake system module

Details Railroad freight car including pneumatic brake system module Railroad freight car including pneumatic brake system module

1998-03-13

2000-05-09

Dickson, Paul N.

Brakes

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105 2605, 1054631, 303 3, 303 7, 303 15, 188 3R, 188 3H, 188 34, 188107, 188112R, F16D 6514

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ABSTRACT:
A fully protective multi-unit railroad freight car for carrying motor vehicles on two or three levels with the lowest level being in a cargo well between a pair of deep side sills. A pair of vehicle-carrying decks are adjustable in height and are counterbalanced against each other during adjustment of their locations. A roof structure is light in weight and constructed of corrugated sheet metal with a self-supporting central portion. The ends of the car are equipped with three-panel folding doors, and a flexible diaphragm closes the space between articulated adjacent car units supported by a shared truck. A modular brake operating system is mounted on the car body. An easily removable brake system module incorporates a compressed air reservoir, a dummy reservoir, a brake control valve, train line and brake cylinder connector lines, and a support structure. The module is easily removable and replaceable, allowing for repair and system testing at a shop.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2985489 (1961-05-01), Stelzer
patent: 5025734 (1991-06-01), Romansky et al.

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