Railway rolling stock – Car framing and structure – Freight
Patent
1986-11-07
1988-03-15
Reeves, Robert B.
Railway rolling stock
Car framing and structure
Freight
410 26, 296 30, B61D 318, B61D 1708
Patent
active
047305622
ABSTRACT:
A railroad car for transporting vehicles comprising a car underframe having side sills and supported at each end by a railroad truck; a plurality of spaced apart vertical columns having lower ends rigidly connected to each of the side sills; a first deck supported by the car underframe; a second deck horizontally located above the first deck and rigidly connected to the columns; a brace bay between two adjoining first and second columns near each end of each side of the car; the brace bay having a horizontal member with opposing ends extending between the adjoining columns at the location of the second deck; the brace bay having a first diagonal brace having upper and lower ends extending from the first column downwardly to the second column and a second diagonal brace having upper and lower ends extending from the second column downwardly to the first column, with the upper ends of the two braces being located about at the horizontal member and the lower ends of the two braces being located about at the first deck; a plate connected to the first diagonal brace; the second diagonal brace including 2 sections, each having ends joined to the plate and to the column; a strip overlying and connecting the second diagonal brace ends joined to the plate, and the first diagonal brace; and the horizontal member and the two diagonal braces being largely longitudinal metal tubes which are rectangular in cross-section.
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Baker William R.
Black, Jr. James E.
Reeves Robert B.
Thrall Car Manufacturing Co.
Werny Scott H.
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