Transverse trough coil car with modular trough forming assemblies and method of forming same

A method of forming transverse trough coil car body including a plurality of transverse troughs along the car body for reducing the fabrication costs, inventory costs and assembly time comprising the steps of:

• Providing a center sill extending substantially the longitudinal length of the car body, a pair of side walls extending the longitudinal length of the car body on opposed sides of the car, each side wall including a side sill, top chord and side plate extending between the top chord and the side sill;
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• Designing and utilizing a plurality of trough forming assemblies, each trough forming assembly including a center cross bearer member extending between and coupled to the side walls and coupled to the center sill, a pair of angled floor plates extending between and coupled to the side walls, wherein the angled floor plates of each trough forming assembly form the longitudinally fore and aft angled sections of adjacent troughs, and a plurality of floor plate supporting gussets extending between the center cross bearer member and the pair of angled floor plates.