Railway car

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1995-02-10

1996-04-30

Le, Mark T.

Railway rolling stock

Car framing and structure

Freight

105 41, 105 18, 105458, 105355, B61D 1700

Patent

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055114911

ABSTRACT:
An improved automobile transport railway car that is constructed from noncorroding materials adjacent to load carrying areas and that is enclosed by doors on both ends of the car. In the case of the articulated cars, a bellows assembly encloses and spans the ends of adjacent units. The car may be provided with two or more decks and has walls and a roof preferably constructed from nested, pultruded sections that are light in weight and are non-corrodible.

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