Railway car tilting deck lock

Details Railway car tilting deck lock Railway car tilting deck lock

1977-02-25

1979-04-17

Makay, Albert J.

Railway rolling stock

Special car bodies

Freight

105370, 211 13, 267 72, 292213, 292219, 296 1A, B60P 308, B61D 304, B61D 316, F16F 106

Patent

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041494725

ABSTRACT:
A railway car comprises a plurality of vertically disposed decks above the floor of the car. The first deck includes a rigid deck section having at opposite ends thereof hinged deck sections which may be moveable from a load carrying position upwardly to a raised position to facilitate loading of the car floor. The hinged deck sections are provided with counterbalancing means and a lock is provided for locking the sections either in the raised or lowered positions whereupon vehicles may be driven onto the deck sections.

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