Patent ID: 9205847
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: B61D,B61F

Abstract:
1. A railcar comprising: a chassis, said chassis having a cab end and a rear end; a front end frame, said front end frame being connected to said cab end of said chassis, said front end frame having: a pair of corner posts, each one of said pair of corner posts being located at a different corner of said cab end of said chassis; a collision post structure, said collision post structure being located between said pair of corner posts; a control cab for a train operator, said control cab having a control cab floor, said control cab being located proximate said cab end; a crash energy management module, said crash energy management module being located ahead of said front end frame, said crash energy management module having: a plurality of energy absorbers, said plurality of energy absorbers being attached to said front end frame, said plurality of energy absorbers having a left energy absorber located on a left portion of the chassis and a right energy absorber located on a right portion of the chassis; a plate-shaped crash shield, said crash shield being attached substantially vertically to and laterally to said plurality of energy absorbers to link the plurality of energy absorbers together; and a grabbing aperture extending through the shield and capable of grabbing a front end locomotive crashing into the railcar.