Railway rolling stock – Car framing and structure – Freight
Patent
1993-11-12
1995-02-28
Le, Mark T.
Railway rolling stock
Car framing and structure
Freight
105 41, 105 18, 105355, 105375, 105409, 105458, B61D 1700
Patent
active
053927176
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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Beers Albert A.
Hesch Harold E.
Smith Stephen W.
Le Mark T.
Trinity Industries Inc.
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