Patent ID: 6148735
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: B61D

Abstract:
A rail car comprising:a body having a longitudinal extending center sill and being carried at each end by opposed truck assemblies, wherein said body forms a cargo compartment, and said body having a pair of vertical sidewall assemblies to define the sides of said compartment,said side wall assemblies having a plurality of side wall sheets arranged side by side between said truck assemblies to form a plurality of vertical seams, and a plurality of vertical side stakes being disposed between the ends of adjacent ones of said side wall sheets,said vertical side stakes being disposed inward of said vertical side sheets and having a portion disposed in said vertical seams between adjacent ones of said side wall sheets, andsaid body having a plurality of load carriers at each end being supported on said opposed truck assemblies, said load carriers transmitting the entire loading to said truck assemblies.