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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7654206 | Container support casting for corner of container-carrying well car A railroad freight car that may include multiple units, including a container well for carrying intermodal freight containers in the body of at least one unit and with the body including container supports, located in the corners of the container well, that include ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7252039 | Ballast discharge car A ballast discharge car having at least one non-pivoting transverse conveyor disposed beneath a hopper for distributing the ballast between the rails, near the outside of the rails, and well beyond the outside of the rails in a stockpiling application. The speed, di... | 08/07/2007 |
| 6978720 | Gondola railcar construction A gondola railcar having a plurality of side posts connected to the underframe for a high strength construction. The underframe includes a plurality of cross-bearing members having an upper flange, a lower flange and at least one vertical web connecting the two flan... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6964233 | Beam isolator A beam isolator which is inserted into at least one end of a tubular beam in a railroad car to minimize the movement of the beam during movement of the railroad car. The beam isolator includes first and second isolating pads, each defining openings. A hinge connects... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6786160 | Beam isolator A beam isolator which is inserted into at least one end of a tubular beam in a railroad car to minimize the movement of the beam during movement of the railroad car. The beam isolator includes first and second isolating pads, each defining openings. A hinge connects... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6324996 | Corner assembly for railway boxcar doorway A structural assembly defining a corner of a doorway for a railway boxcar in which a square-cornered doorway opening is provided and yet stress concentrations are avoided. A corner connecting member interconnects upright and horizontal doorway frame struc... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6273004 | Motor-vehicle carrying railcar with improved sidewall structure A sidewall structure for a motor-vehicle carrying railway car wherein at least one upper deck is supported principally by longitudinal beams that are themselves supported by end structures, without the need for large, heavy vertical posts to support the d... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6237506 | Center beam car with deep upper beam structure A center beam car has a main deck structure extending laterally from a main center sill, a laterally extending top truss structure, and a central vertically oriented web work structure for carrying vertical shear loads between the top truss and the center... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6199486 | Flatbed railcar with a center support partition An improved railcar is provided which may be utilized for the transport of relatively lightweight bulky articles, as well as relatively heavy articles such as steel beams. The railcar includes a number of components which cooperate to allow such diversity... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6189457 | Support bracket for domestic containers for railroad transportation A support bracket for domestic containers for the transportation of cargo on railcars is provided for giving support, to the attachment blocks which are used by cranes and loaders to pick and manipulate such containers, as well as to the framework members... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6138581 | Railway gondola car A railway gondola car having trucks for movably supporting the car on railway tracks includes a center sill and a gondola body supported by the trucks. The gondola body includes first and second ends, a first side, a second side, and a bottom assembly. Th... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6092473 | Modular element and manufacturing process The invention relates to modular elements (1) of differential construction which are particularly suitable for constructing cold-joined large bodywork or containers. All the components of the modular elements, substantially shell (2), shaping frames (3), ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5979335 | Railroad freight car for carrying motor vehicles A fully protective multi-unit railroad freight car for carrying motor vehicles on two or three levels with the lowest level being in a cargo well between a pair of deep side sills. A pair of vehicle-carrying decks are adjustable in height and are counterb... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5758584 | Railroad car with lightweight center beam structure A railroad freight car of the center beam type, in which the upright center beam has a top chord interconnected with a bulkhead at each end of the body of the car, and spaced-apart upright columns and diagonal structural members interconnect the top chord... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5626083 | Railroad car with lightweight center beam structure A railroad freight car of the center beam type, in which the upright center beam has a top chord interconnected with a bulkhead at each end of the body of the car, and spaced-apart upright columns and diagonal structural members interconnect the top chord... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5584252 | Railway freight car A railway car (10) is provided. Railway car (10) comprises hopper assemblies (18) having floor panels (22, 24, 26, and 28) that are angled at approximately 40° or less. Floor panels (22, 24, 26, and 28) are fabricated from an aluminum material such that ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5465670 | Railroad freight car having an improved structural support A railroad freight car including a longitudinal well for carrying intermodal cargo containers comprises a car body having longitudinally opposing end structures with body bolsters supported by railroad trucks adapted for movement along a railroad. The opp... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5443016 | Convertible hopper railcar design with internal bracing for adapting car to haul bladders The invention provides a railroad car adapted to transport bulk commodities such as coal, mineral ores, or the like yet efficiently and safely haul bladders filled with flowable commodities. The railcar includes a rugged bracing configuration which enable... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5335603 | Top chord to inside connection for gondola car A connection members for attaching the upper portion of an inside stake of a gondola car to the upper chord and to the side wall. A pair of connection members are employed on the upper portion of the inside stake and compliment its configuration. Bolt and... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5253593 | Tub/center sill attachment for gondola car An attachment for attaching the ends of concave floor panels of a gondola car to the center sill by a plate extending through the vertical cover plate of the floor panels and being affixed to the floor panels and to the center sill. The plate includes a c... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5170718 | Railroad freight car with well for stacked cargo containers A multi-unit articulated railway freight car defining a container well in each of the several units, with container support members attached to the side sills of each unit to support standard intermodal cargo containers at a location low enough to permit ... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5161469 | All purpose spine car container floor restraint A container floor restraint for a freight rail car is provided. The car has a longitudinally extending center sill and a plurality of cross beams extending transversely thereof. The car further has a load supporting assembly at one end and a load supporti... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5088417 | Light weight center beam railroad cars with pinned connections Center beam railroad car having a top chord, a parallel center sill below the top chord, columns joining the top chord and center sill, and diagonal tension members connecting the upper joint between one column and the top chord to the lower joint between... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5085152 | Well car crossbearer side connection A railway well car for carrying containers of selected alternative lengths has a center crossbearer having a support for supporting the inner corners of two tandem containers, the support having side connections of sandwich construction with a flanged por... | 02/04/1992 |
| 4949646 | Container carrying railroad car with improved support system A railroad car, for carrying shipping containers, having a car body with opposing side walls and an end wall near each end defining a well in which a container can be received; support for a container, when in the well, comprising a plurality of spaced me... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4930426 | Device for changing the effective width of a container well of a freight car An adjustably positioned container guide and spacer device to be mounted on a side wall defining a container well of a railroad car for receiving intermodal cargo containers of different widths, the device acting as a guide during loading of a container i... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4930427 | Railroad gondola or hopper car, particularly a coal car A railroad gondola car having improved side sills, internal horizontal tension braces and diagonal braces with cast metal connectors at the ends of the braces and doubler plates on the side wall post flanges for reinforcement purposes where posts are conn... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4922833 | End structure for railway car An end structure for a railway car, and more particularly a covered hopper railway car, is disclosed which has side sill extensions extending diagonally inwardly from the ends of the side sills to the center stub sill for transmitting substantially all of... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4864938 | Railway freight car A railway car comprises a center sill with a crossbearer, webs and end bolsters extending across thereof. A light side stiffener interconnects the projecting ends of said webs and spans between the bolster and the crossbearer. A shear plate covers a trape... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4840127 | Top chord for open top hopper cars A new and useful top chord, and a new and useful container wall construction incorporating the top chord. The top chord has a tubular chord section and a special stepped stem integral with the tubular chord section. The stem has a relatively thick proxima... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4784067 | Lightweight center beam railroad car A freight carrying railroad car including a body supported at each end by wheel-containing trucks; the body having a vertical center beam extending the length of the car between bulkheads at each end of the car; the center beam having a center sill, a top... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4782762 | Well car end girder arrangement A railway car train comprises five car units. Each car unit has two end structures with a depressed well portion supported therebetween. A pair of side structures extend between the end structures and adjacent the well portion. A floor structure extends b... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4754709 | Railroad car for containers having guides for the containers A railroad car for carrying a container comprising a car body supported by rail trucks adapted for movement over a railroad; the car body having opposing side walls and an end wall near each end connected to the side walls with said side walls and end wal... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4753175 | Lightweight center beam railroad car A freight carrying railroad car including a body supported at each end by wheel-containing trucks; the body having a vertical center beam extending the length of the car between bulkheads at each end of the car; the center beam having a center sill, a top... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4696238 | End structure for railway car An end structure for a center stub sill railway car is disclosed in which diagonal side sill extensions incline inwardly from the side sills to the center stub sill side for transmitting the longitudinal train loads between the stub sill and the side sill... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4696237 | Multiple hopper rail car with offset vertical weld from conversion A covered, dual hopper car made by converting a rail car having three or more covered hoppers suitable for carrying a large volume of a relatively low density commodity, to a car having a fewer number of hoppers suitable for carrying a smaller volume of a... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4681041 | Lightweight center beam railroad car A freight carrying railroad car including a body supported at each end by wheel-containing trucks; the body having a vertical center beam extending the length of the car between bulkheads at each end of the car; the center beam having a center sill, a top... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4579065 | Arrangement of stiffening elements An arrangement of stiffening elements, in particular for a railway goods car with a longitudinal beam on both sides of a trough under a base plate which supports sidewalls connected by a lower truss and end walls of a car superstructure with upper truss, ... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4561361 | Mounting for the top chords of the sides of a railroad hopper car Top side chord attachment for the sides of bottom-discharge, open-top railroad hopper cars of the type with which top shakers may be used. Each car side comprises a vertically oriented side sheet, affixed at its bottom edge to a bottom chord in the form o... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4498400 | Hopper slope sheet support and connecting means Large metal plates (120) located on each side of a railway hopper car are used to connect the hopper slope sheets (102, 104) to the car body sides (16) and longitudinally extending side sills (112). The large plates are generally "U" shaped and include le... | 02/12/1985 |
