Patent ID: RE39777

Claim:
A center beam rail road car comprising: a deck structure supported on rail car trucks for rolling motion in a longitudinal direction; said deck structure including a pair of first and second end portions, and a medial portion carried between said end portions, said medial portion being stepped downwardly relative to said end portions; a center sill running along said deck structure; said center sill having a first center sill end portion, said center sill end portion having an upper flange and a pair of spaced apart webs extending downwardly from said upper flange; a central beam assembly running lengthwise along said rail road car between said end portions, said beam assembly standing upwardly of said deck structure; said first end portion of said deck structure including an end portion deck sheet; and a draft pocket cap plate mounted within said first center sill end portion between said pair of spaced apart webs, said draft pocket cap plate lying at a lower level than said end portion deck sheet, whereby a draft pocket is defined between said pair of webs and below said draft pocket cap plate.