Auto-rack railroad car vehicle wheel chock hanger

An auto-rack railroad car vehicle wheel chock hanger comprising:

• a mounting base configured to be attached to a sidewall panel of an auto-rack railroad car, said mounting base including a flat substantially rectangular body having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge, and a right side edge, and defining a plurality of spaced apart attachment holes;
• and
• a rack connected to the interior surface of the mounting base and configured to hold multiple different chocks, each chock including a body having a front portion and a rear portion, a tire engaging assembly at the front portion of the body for engaging a tire of a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car, front grate engagers connected to the front portion of the body, and a locking assembly connected to the rear portion of the body to secure the chock to a grating in the auto-rack railroad car and including rear grate engagers, said rack including:
• at least one horizontally or substantially horizontally extending front grate engager holder,
• at least one horizontally or substantially horizontally extending rear grate engager holder, and
• a plurality of holder supports, a plurality of said holder supports welded to the mounting base, said plurality of holder supports extending substantially parallel to the interior surface of the mounting base, each said front grate engager holder welded to an interior surface of each of said holder supports, each said rear grate engager holder welded to an interior surface of each of said holder supports, each said front grate engager holder extending substantially parallel to the interior surface of the mounting base, and each said rear grate engager holder extending substantially parallel to the interior surface of the mounting base, and each front grate engager holder and each rear grate engager holder extending in a same or substantially same vertical plane.