System and method for reconfiguring an autorack
AssigneeTrinity Rail Group, LLC
InventorsKyle R. Coston, Gary V. Turner, David W. Higginbotham, Robert J. DeGroot
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Abstract
A method comprises removing a first deck of a plurality of decks and a second deck of the plurality of decks from an autorack. The method further comprises removing one or more of a plurality of posts of the autorack and coupling a cross-brace assembly to one or more of the plurality of posts, wherein the cross-brace assembly is coupled to the one or more of the plurality of posts at a location above an existing brace bay of the autorack. The method also comprises coupling the second deck of the plurality of decks to the autorack at a location above or below the cross-brace assembly.
Claims10
A method comprising:
- removing a first deck of a plurality of decks from an autorack, wherein the autorack is an existing autorack;
- increasing a width between a first post of a plurality of posts and a second post of the plurality of posts, the first post located near a first side of the autorack and the second post located near a second side of the autorack, the second side opposite the first side;
- coupling at least one pulley to the autorack;
- coupling at least one cable to the at least one pulley;
- coupling at least one actuator to the autorack;
- coupling a controller to the autorack, wherein the controller is electronically coupled to the at least one actuator;
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- coupling the first deck of the plurality of decks to the autorack and the at least one cable;
- wherein the at least one actuator is operable to pull the at least one cable to adjust a vertical position of the first deck within the autorack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.