Single level enclosed railcar and method of manufacturing
AssigneeTTX Company
InventorsRichard W. Dawson, F. Andrew Nibouar, Ronald P. Sellberg
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing an enclosed railcar comprising the steps of providing a railcar, the railcar having at least a car deck, two side sills and two end sills, attaching a superstructure enclosure having at least one width extending bottom side chord along the two side sills of the railcar, wherein the superstructure is wider than the width of the railcar, and attaching a plurality of gussets to a side sill and an underside of at least one width extending bottom side chord.
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A method of manufacturing an enclosed railcar, comprising the steps of:
- providing a railcar, the railcar having at least a car deck, two side sills and two end sills;
- attaching a superstructure enclosure having at least one width extending bottom side chord along the two side sills of the railcar, wherein the superstructure is wider than the width of the railcar;
- and
- attaching a plurality of gussets to a side sill and an underside of at least one width extending bottom side chord.
A method of manufacturing an enclosed railcar, comprising the steps of:
- providing a railcar having a car deck, two side sills and two end sills;
- attaching a plurality of side assemblies to the modified railcar, wherein the side assemblies are constructed from at least one bottom side chord attached to the railcar, a plurality of shallow side posts attached to the at least one bottom side chord, at least one large top chord attached to the plurality of side posts, and a plurality of side sheets adjoined to the plurality of side posts, the at least one bottom side chord and the at least one top chord;
- attaching a plurality of gussets joining the side sill to an underside of the at least one bottom side chord;
- attaching a roof substantially along the at least one large top chord;
- attaching at least one door header connecting the roof and the at least two side assemblies, the edge of the door header being substantially flush with the end sills;
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- attaching end doors to the side assemblies such that the end doors and side assemblies enclose the railcar.
A method of manufacturing an enclosed railcar comprising the steps of:
- providing a railcar, the railcar having a car deck, two side sills and two end sills;
- attaching a superstructure, having an interior and an exterior, to the railcar, the superstructure having a plurality of side assemblies, the side assemblies comprising at least one width extending bottom side chord, a plurality of gussets attached to at least one side sill and an underside of the bottom side chord, a plurality of shallow side posts attached to the at least one bottom side chord, at least one top chord attached to the plurality of side posts and a plurality of side sheets attached to the at least one bottom side chord, the plurality of side posts and the at least one top chord, and a roof connecting the two side assemblies.
An enclosed railcar comprising:
- a railcar having a car deck, two side sills, and two end sills;
- and
- a superstructure including at least one width extending bottom side chord attached to the railcar, at least one gusset attached to at least one side sill and an underside of the at least one bottom side chord, the superstructure having an interior and an exterior, wherein the width of the superstructure is greater than the width of the railcar.
An enclosed railcar comprising:
- a flat car having two side sills;
- and
- a superstructure including at least one width extending bottom side chord attached to the flat car, and at least one gusset attached to one side sill and to an underside of the width extending bottom side chord, wherein the superstructure defines an interior having a length no more than six inches less than the total length of the flat car, having a lateral interior width of no less than a foot narrower than the total exterior width of the flat car and having an interior height over fourteen feet.
A method of manufacturing an enclosed railcar, comprising the steps of:
- providing a railcar, the railcar having at least a car deck, two side sills and two end sills;
- attaching a superstructure enclosure having a bottom side chord along the each side sill of the railcar, wherein the superstructure is at least as wide as the width of the railcar;
- and
- attaching at least one gusset to each side sill and to an underside of each bottom side chord.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.