Railway rolling stock – Special car bodies – Freight
Patent
1990-01-08
1991-10-08
Oberleitner, Robert J.
Railway rolling stock
Special car bodies
Freight
296100, B61D 3900
Patent
active
050544020
ABSTRACT:
A lid for gondola cars or the like comprises a rectangular frame approximating in geometry and size the open top of a gondola car and supporting therein a plurality of lightweight panels. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the lightweight panels are made of a polymer foam sandwiched between sheets of light gauge steel. The lid is retained on the gondola car by a plurality of spaced ratchet binders and includes a pair of spaced tripod straps attached thereto, wherein the lid may be conveniently lifted from and replaced on existing gondola cars. The lid has a weight of approximately twelve hundred pounds.
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Morano S. Joseph
Oberleitner Robert J.
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