Patent ID: 8016569

Claim:
A nacelle for a wind turbine, comprising: a cover defining an internal volume, said cover having longitudinal sides and opposite end walls; a plurality of power generation and wind turbine control components mounted within said internal volume of said cover; said cover having a widest width dimension along a portion of said longitudinal sides intermediate of said end walls that exceeds a pre-defined maximum width for rail transport of said nacelle; at least one removable cap configured on said longitudinal sides of said cover at said widest dimension, said cap having a configuration such that upon removal of said cap, said widest width dimension is less than the predefined maximum width for rail transport; and said cap being a sub-component of said cover along said longitudinal side such that a perimeter of said cap is defined completely within said cover, wherein portions of said cover along said longitudinal side that do not extend beyond the predefined maximum width are not removable and remain intact on said nacelle.