Patent ID: 6393996
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: B61D,B61F

Abstract:
A refined intermodal vehicle for forming a train of highway trailers including leading and trailing highway trailers which are interconnected to each other and supported by the intermodal vehicle for travel upon railroad tracks, each of the highway trailers including a leading coupler socket assembly at one end and a trailing coupler socket assembly at the other end, each intermodal vehicle having two rail wheel assemblies, lower frame assembly in which each of the two rail wheel assemblies are mounted, upper frame assembly supported on the lower frame assembly, the upper frame assembly including leading and trailing load carrying structures; characterized by the provision ofa integral single-piece drawbar mounted on the upper frame assembly and extending above the leading and trailing load carrying structures, each end of the assembly of an associated highway trailer supported on an associated load carrying structure to connect the associated trailer to the intermodal vehicle.