Railway rolling stock – Car framing and structure – Freight
Patent
1976-10-07
1978-03-21
Hoffman, Drayton E.
Railway rolling stock
Car framing and structure
Freight
105406R, 105407, 105409, B61D 1700
Patent
active
040796760
ABSTRACT:
A high volume railway gondola car particularly suited for high speed rail operations including a pair of rigid elongated tension and compression braces at each end of the car which couple the corner caps of the car walls to the minimum vertical flexure portions of the car floor located immediately above the car center bearing assemblies.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3713399 (1973-01-01), Bembridge et al.
patent: 3964399 (1976-06-01), Miller et al.
patent: 4016691 (1977-04-01), Cale
Anderson Thomas G.
Hoffman Drayton E.
Pullman Incorporated
Reese Randolph A.
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