Retrofitted railway car and method of producing same
US4589348A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 1983 |
| Grant date | May 20, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61F5/16
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gondola tub type railway car having an arrangement for transferring payloads from the car side panels more directly to the bolsters. The car at each end has a lower bolster for support by a car truck, and an upper bolster secured to the lower bolster preferably through a shear plate. A center plate unit extends upwardly from the lower bolster into the upper bolster and is secured to the latter. The car, at each end, is provided with a reaction beam located inboard of the associated bolster, and is secured to the shear plate and to side members, and cooperates with the bolster in resisting the couple created by draft and buff forces acting in offset relation to the plane of the shear plate.
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