Patent ID: 8366361

Claim:
A system for transporting a load consisting of plural flange assemblies having diameters greater than one hundred inches, which are subject to shifting under sideways tipping forces during transportation, on a railcar having an open top over a load-area, the railcar having a lateral, side to side, axis and a vertical axis, comprising: a structural frame configured to be positioned at least partially about the load area of the railcar, the structural frame including at least a first incline and a second incline opposingly oriented to define a first load trough accessible for insertion of at least a portion of the load thereinto from above the open top of the railcar, said structural frame further consisting of plural vertical members extending upwardly at least seventy-two inches from the load area to support plural lateral cross members; railcar engagement means disposed to fixedly couple the structural frame to the railcar; incline dunnage, positioned on the first incline and the second incline, to engage and support the load, and to prevent direct contact between the load and the railcar, and a first movable stop coupled between two of said lateral cross members and oriented perpendicular thereto along the length of the railcar, having a means for selectively positioning to engage and maintain the load against lateral tipping forces.