Patent ID: 9096238
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: B61D

Abstract:
1. A railroad open top hopper car comprising: A pair of spaced trucks; A railcar body supported on the trucks, the body comprising a pair of side structures on opposed sides of the railcar defining an interior hopper filled from above with lading, wherein each side structure includes a top chord extending the length of the side structure and a side sill extending the length of the side structure; and A railroad car body bottom which forms a plurality of discharge chutes forming pockets for the body which open to the hopper interior with a plurality of intermediate doors and end doors for discharging lading from the interior hopper, wherein the end doors are positioned on end pockets and are larger than the intermediate doors, and wherein each door includes a biased door seal, with each door seal including a door seal member secured within a chamber for movement toward and away from a respective door, and a biasing member biasing the sealing member toward the door.