Patent ID: 6224308
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: B60J,B61C,B61D,G09F

Abstract:
A method of assembling a monocoque locomotive comprising a horizontal platform, sidewalls attached to the platform, a roof supported by the sidewalls over the platform and having a roof opening, and a component to be secured within the space defined by the platform, sidewalls and roof and away from the roof opening, the method comprising the steps of:detachable securing a plurality of skate assemblies at spaced locations about a component, each skate assembly comprising a bracket adapted for attachment to the component adjacent a lower end thereof, a roller device attached to the bracket, and a jacking member vertically movable relative to the bracket between a first raised position in which a lower end of the jacking member is above a lower end of the roller device and a second lowered position in which the lower end of the jacking member projects below the lower end of the roller device;lowering the component through the roof opening onto the platform with the plurality of skate assemblies attached to the component and with the jacking members in their respective raised positions so that the weight of the component is supported on the respective roller devices;moving the component on the roller devices along the surface of the platform to a horizontal location away from the roof opening;moving the jacking members to vertically position the component to a desired vertical height;securing the component at the desired vertical height.