Railway rolling stock – Special car bodies – Freight
Patent
1988-07-12
1990-05-15
Cherry, Johnny D.
Railway rolling stock
Special car bodies
Freight
105410, B61D 318
Patent
active
049247808
ABSTRACT:
A rail car enclosure having a bottom deck, sidewalls and a curved roof defined by at least one slope on each side connecting a flat top of the roof with the sidewalls and the deck connecting the opposite end of each sidewall to form an open end of the rail car. At least one intermediate deck extending between and connecting the sidewalls. An upper track mounted on the uppermost intermediate deck and a bottom track mounted on the bottom deck such that the upper track and bottom track curve around the sidewalls of the rail car. A plurality of panels hinged together at the marginal edges thereof to form a left and right door to slide on the upper and bottom curved tracks between a closed and stowed position. The doors parallel to the exterior of the sidewalls in the stowed position and standing substantially in one plane to fill the open end of the rail car in the closed position.
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Cherry Johnny D.
Pape Joseph D.
Trinity Industries Inc.
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