Patent ID: 6604470
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: B61D,Y02T

Abstract:
A center beam rail road car having a longitudinal centerline, the rail road car being supported by rail car trucks at either end thereof, said railroad car comprising:a cargo support structure borne between the trucks, upon which cargo can be carried; said cargo support structure including decking having a first end, a second end, and upstanding bulkheads mounted at each of said first and second ends; each of said bulkheads having a base adjoining said decking and an upper end upwardly distant therefrom; a web work assembly including an array of posts mounted along the longitudinal centerline of the rail road car, said array extending upwardly of said cargo support structure; said web work assembly having a lower region adjacent to said cargo support structure, and an upper region distant from said cargo support structure; an upper beam located above said web work assembly, said upper beam running between said upper ends of said bulkheads; said upper beam having at least one structural member mounted to said upper region of said web work assembly, said structural member having a longitudinally extending face against which lading placed laterally outward of said posts can bear; and a reinforcement member extending laterally inward of said face to discourage lateral deflection of said longitudinally extending face.