Patent ID: 6722288
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: B61D,B61F

Abstract:
A railway car underframe comprising:a pair of end sills cooperating with a pair of side sills to form a generally rectangular configuration; a plurality of cross bearers extending between the side sills and spaced laterally from each other between the end sills; a center sill extending between the end sills along a center line of the rectangular configuration and disposed above at least one of the plurality of cross bearers; a pair of coupler assemblies disposed on respective ends of the rectangular configuration; a pair of railway trucks disposed at respective ends of the generally rectangular configuration proximate the end sills; a body bolster extending between the center sill and the side sills above each of the railway trucks; a plurality of stringer support spacer beams disposed on at least one of the plurality of cross bearers; and the stringer support spacer beams operable to provide support to a plurality of floor stringers disposed thereon.