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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7707945 | Safety system for a locomotive walkway A safety system for a walkway of a locomotive. The safety system includes an operator cabin adjacent to a front end of the locomotive, and a walkway extending from the operator cabin along a first side of the locomotive to facilitate a locomotive operator performing... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7401560 | Running boards for railway cars A running board for railway car features a plank and a support where the support is constructed of a steel that is thicker than the steel of the plank. The support features flanges with mounting holes by which it is mounted to the railway car. As a result, the lives... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7367270 | Isolation mounting system for railroad car steps and running boards A mounting system is provided for securing a metal support surface to a metal bracket on a railroad car. The invention is improved by a compressible, energy absorbing arrangement secured intermediate the support surface and the bracket for preventing metal to metal ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7089870 | Isolation mounting system for railroad car steps and running boards A mounting system is provided for securing a metal support surface to a metal bracket on a railroad car. The invention is improved by a compressible, energy absorbing arrangement secured intermediate the support surface and the bracket for preventing metal to metal ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 5921531 | Retractable handrail for railroad cars A handrail assembly for access walkways on railway hopper cars is movable between a retracted position, where the assembly is stored for transit, and an extended position where the posts and rails of the assembly are raised to provide a protective barrier... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5537933 | Segmented safety rail with a movable trolley A safety system for restraining and preventing a person from falling off an elevated structure such as a locomotive. The safety system includes a segmented rail structure comprising a plurality of releasable and/or removable rail sections that are support... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5423269 | Railroad well car body including side sill reinforcing walkway structure A railroad freight car including a cargo well for carrying optionally either intermodal cargo containers or highway semitrailers has a side sill structure including a deep rectangular top chord and a depending web, supporting a well floor structure. The w... | 06/13/1995 |
| 4757768 | Extendable safety rail for locomotives An extendable safety rail for locomotives wherein a set of parallel bars is secured horizontally by the ends to vertical posts adaptable for vertical movement inside suitably sized sleeves mounted on the locomotive sides so as to safeguard men working on ... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4613155 | Safety platform assembly for sanding trucks A collapsible platform assembly secured to a hopper of a sanding truck allows an individual to safely observe and/or facilitate the loading of the truck hopper. The platform is pivotally mounted to a side of the hopper and is driven by an hydraulic actuat... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4289819 | Step tread plate The tread plate comprises a substantially flat, elongated metal portion coated on its upper side with a layer of resilient, dark-colored, plastic material through which gritty material is dispersed substantially uniformly throughout its thickness. The fir... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4186665 | Locomotive engine housing arrangement A diesel-engined rail shunting locomotive is provided which combines a very high level of noise insulation with excellent accessibility to the engine and associated apparatus. The locomotive is adapted for remote control by radio, and also has at least on... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4122777 | Railway maintenance car A railway maintenance car is provided for elevated railways which uses the rails, or rail of a monorail system, to move to the place of maintenance, thus avoiding obstruction of ground areas beneath the railway. The car of the invention includes telescopi... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4067264 | Locomotive cab running boards A rail-borne shunting locomotive, to be operated through radio control by a driver as he moves around the locomotive, has a central power plant compartment, a cabin at each end adjacent the power plant compartment, gangways on each side extending alongsid... | 01/10/1978 |
