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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7255047 | Vehicle carrying rail road car and bridge plate therefor A rail road car has a deck for carrying wheeled vehicles. The rail road car can be coupled to other rail road cars of the same type. Bridge plates are provide that permit wheeled vehicles to be conducted between adjacent rail road cars. The bridge plates have one en... | 08/14/2007 |
| 6848735 | Stepwell cover apparatus A stepwell cover apparatus for use in a vehicle having a stepwell including a step that is located below the floor of the vehicle. The apparatus includes a horizontal cover that may be retracted to a position below the floor in order to expose the steps of the stepw... | 02/01/2005 |
| 5281072 | Wagon for carrying a lifting cradle and a cradle therefor A wagon for carrying a lifting cradle having a wagon chassis and at least one pivotable body mounted to pivot about an axis for pivoting and guides for receiving at least one lifting cradle. Components for locking the lifting cradle to the chassis include... | 01/25/1994 |
| 4880341 | Swivel platform for a rail vehicle A swivel platform for a rail vehicle is disclosed. The swivel platform is intended for loading a container from a road vehicle onto the rail vehicle and vice versa. The swivel platform comprises a bottom frame which must be fixed to the rail vehicle and a... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4780033 | Rail car with rotatable floor for quick loading and unloading of trailers A railroad freight car having a rotatable loading floor for transferring loads between it and a station platform. The railroad station has two platforms on opposite sides of the rail car. An edge of each platform is provided at each longitudinal end with ... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4776735 | Locking and stiffening means for a rail car with a rotatable loading floor A railroad flat car having a rotatable loading floor for transferring loads between it and a platform. A sleeve is provided in the rotatable loading floor which slidably receives a beam coupled to the chassis. The beam is extended into the sleeve to secur... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4425064 | Railway car turntable loading system A rail car comprises a movable loading floor for use with a pair of platforms of substantially equal height, the platforms being located on respective opposite longitudinal sides of the rail cars for loading and unloading of trailers, motor vans, passenge... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4133269 | Retractable railroad wheel assembly for road vehicle The retractable railroad wheel assembly for a road vehicle includes an axle for placement beneath a vehicle which extends across the normal direction of movement of the vehicle, and railroad wheels mounted on the ends of the axle. A pair of linkage assemb... | 01/09/1979 |
