Patent ID: 8240256

Claim:
A rail car comprising: a car body defining a box for holding cargo, the car body including a pair of side assemblies spaced apart on opposite sides of the car body and a pair of end wall assemblies spaced apart on opposite sides of the car body; a frame including a center sill assembly running in the longitudinal direction of the rail car and spanning approximately from one end wall assembly to the other end wall assembly, the car body supported on the frame; a pair of truck assemblies with wheels, the frame supported on the truck assemblies; a pair of longitudinal tubs each one attached near its inboard edge to the center sill assembly and attached near its outboard edge to a respective one of the side assemblies; at least one cross-bearer assembly attached at each end thereof to one of the side assemblies and attached at its center to the center sill assembly, the cross-bearer assembly dividing each of the longitudinal tubs into tub sections, with each tub section attached at one of its chord end edges to the cross-bearer assembly; and a diagonal brace assembly including a pair of spaced apart diagonal brace plates, each diagonal brace plate including an overlap portion continuously joined to opposite sides of the cross-bearer assembly, and each diagonal brace plate also joined to a side assembly.