Patent ID: 8607712

Claim:
A car for a rail train comprising: a) a rail car base supported on opposite ends by rail car trucks; b) a rail support rack comprising a plurality of shelves supported above the rail car base in inwardly spaced relation to a first end of said rail car base, each shelf including a support surface on which a rail loaded on the rail train is supported; c) a plurality of upwardly opening guide channels, each said guide channel fixedly coupled to said car and extending from proximate said first end of said rail car toward a respective one of said shelves in alignment with a respective outer pocket associated with the respective one of said shelves; each said guide channel having a floor which is wider than a base of the rail loaded on the rail train and supported on said shelf, said floor terminating adjacent to said support surface of said respective one of said shelves, and said guide channel configured to direct said rail onto said support surface.