Patent ID: 6837169

Claim:
A vehicle carrier railcar comprising: an upper railcar frame structure supported on an underframe, the upper railcar frame structure defining an enclosed multi-level cargo space; and an end door system attached to at least one end of the upper railcar frame structure for opening and closing an end of the cargo space defined by the upper railcar frame structure, the door system comprising a pair of end doors pivotally each attached to the upper railcar frame structure through a vertical pivot axis, each door including an inner door member and an outer door member in which the door members are connected for movement from an aligned side-by-side position extending from the side of the railcar to a centerline of the railcar closing the cargo space when the door is in the closed position to an overlapping, nested position exterior and adjacent to the upper structure when the door is in the open position, wherein said inner and outer door members have the same exterior side facing away from said railcar in both said closed and open positions.