Patent ID: 6523484
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: B61D,B61F

Abstract:
In a freight-carrying center-beam railroad car having a pair of opposite sides, a length, and a pair of opposite ends, a car body, comprising:(a) a center beam extending longitudinally along said body, the center beam including a center sill extending longitudinally along said body, a top chord parallel with and spaced upwardly above and apart from said center sill, and a plurality of upright members each extending between said center sill and said top chord, said center sill, upright members and top chord all having respective lateral faces, each of said plurality of upright members including a pair of laterally opposite flange plates and said center sill including a pair of side plates each forming a part of one of said lateral faces and said flange plates being aligned and interconnected with and extending upward from said side plates of said center sill and said upright members being attached to said center sill and said top chord in such a manner that the lateral faces of the center sill, top chord, and upright members are coplanar; (b) a plurality of cross bearers, each attached to and extending transversely with respect to said center sill; and (c) a cargo-supporting floor located above said cross bearers on each of said opposite sides of said car body.