Patent ID: 6244801
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: B61D,B61F

Abstract:
A motor vehicle carrying railcar comprising a pair of upstanding sidewalls, a lower deck and at least one upper deck capable of carrying motor vehicles in commercial rail service,said railcar further comprising first and second end structures, and a central portion between said end structures,said upstanding sidewalls including a pair of longitudinal beams extending along opposite sides of said at least one upper deck,said upper deck having a central portion between said end structures supported principally by said longitudinal beams,each of said end structures comprising a body bolster and an offset H-frame associated with said body bolster, each of said offset H-frames comprising a longitudinally extending draft sill coupled to its associated body bolster, and inner and outer cross bearers coupled to said draft sill, said inner cross bearers being at a lower elevation than said outer cross bearers,said railcar further comprising vertical posts associated with each of the end structures to support said longitudinal beams and to transfer loads from said beams to said cross bearers, each of said cross bearers having a respective vertical post extending upward from each of its ends.