Retractable bulkheads for railroad flat cars

Details Retractable bulkheads for railroad flat cars Retractable bulkheads for railroad flat cars

1980-10-28

1982-09-14

Reese, Randolph

Railway rolling stock

Special car bodies

Freight

105238R, 105355, 105378, 410122, B61D 1706

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043489630

ABSTRACT:
Retractable bulkheads for railroad flat cars which are normally in a vertical position spaced from one another on a railroad flat car for providing end to end supports for items stored on the flat cars is disclosed. The bulkheads are retractable to a folded or substantially parallel position with respect to the bed of the flat car when the flat car is empty to eliminate drag on the bulkheads when the flat car is in motion.

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patent: 2331416 (1943-10-01), Muller, Sr.
patent: 2869894 (1959-01-01), Messler
patent: 4240359 (1980-12-01), Howe
"Rock Island Builds Flat Car with Disappearing Bulkheads," Railway Locomotives and Cars, Jul. 1957, p. 43.

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