Patent ID: 6283040
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: B60P,B61D

Abstract:
An adjustable, multi-level railroad car for transporting automotive vehicles, the car having a pair of spaced trucks and a sill structure extending between the trucks, the invention comprising:a plurality of adjustable support members fixed to the sill structure and extending vertically upward therefrom, each of the adjustable support members including apparatus for adjusting at least the vertical height of the support members;a roof structure coupled to the top of the support members and movable therewith for adjusting the height of the roof structure with respect to the sill structure; andat least one intermediate deck member positioned in the car between the sill structure and the roof structure, the intermediate deck member being adjustably supported on the support members and adapted to be vertically adjustable independently of the roof structure for adjusting spacing between the sill structure and the roof structure to enable supporting a plurality of different height automotive vehicles for transport within the railroad car.