Patent ID: 8141726

Claim:
A railroad freight car comprising: a car body for carriage by railroad car trucks in rolling motion along railroad car tracks; said car body having a first end and a second end; said car body including a first draft sill mounted at said first end of said car body; said car body having a first center plate for mounting atop one of the rail road car trucks, said center plate defining a truck center of said railroad freight car; said first draft sill having a distal end longitudinally outboard of said center plate, and a striker mounted at said distal end; said first draft sill having a draft pocket defined therein in which to accommodate draft gear; said draft sill having a top cover above said draft pocket; said top cover having an opening defined therein above said draft pocket; said draft sill has front and rear draft stops mounted therein, said front draft stops being mounted closer to the striker than are the rear draft stops; and a portion of the rear draft stops extends longitudinally inboard of the truck center.