Patent ID: 6205932
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: B61D,B61F

Abstract:
An autorack railcar for carrying vehicles, comprising:a truss suspended between two railcar trucks and a multilevel staging mounted to the truss for supporting the vehicles;the truss having an overhead frame structure, a pair of side sills, and a pair of side webworks joining each side sill to the overhead frame structure; said overhead frame structure including a plurality of diagonally and longitudinally oriented rigid frame members; and whereinsaid autorack railcar has two ends and a stub centre sill mounted to one end thereof, the stub centre sill having an outboard end for receiving a railcar connector; andsaid staging includes decking supported between the side sills at a medial level relative to the centre sill whereby depressed trackways are formed on either side of the centre sill.