Patent ID: 7025003
Filing Date: 2006-04-11
Classification: B61D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A dropped deck center beam rail road car comprising: a lading support structure carried on rail road car trucks for rolling motion along rail road tracks, said lading support structure having upstanding bulkheads mounted at opposite ends thereof, a laterally extending deck structure, and a central beam assembly standing upwardly of said laterally extending deck structure; a coupler mounted at one of said ends of said lading support structure, said coupler having a coupler centerline height; said deck structure having a pair of end portions and a medial portion, said end portions being stepped upwardly relative to said medial portion; each of said end portions and said medial portion of said deck structure having lading bearing interfaces upon which lading can be placed; said central beam assembly including a webwork assembly extending upwardly of said medial portion of said deck structure to a longitudinally extending top chord member; and at least a portion of said web work assembly extending to a height lower than said coupler centerline height.