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US 6,450,743 B1Granted
Railroad car roadway transport system
OwnerWilliam Bryan, IIIinventor
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Abstract
A railroad car transport system for transporting a railway car on a roadway in which a carriage assembly receives the rear end of a railway car and supports the rear end of the railway car during transport. A gooseneck receives the front end of the railway car and supports the front end of the railway car during transport. The carriage assembly and gooseneck together support the railway car and form a unitary body resembling a trailer that may be towed by a semi-tractor on a roadway.
Claims4
A method of transporting a railway car having a rear end and a front end comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a carriage assembly;
- b. coupling the carriage assembly beneath the rear end of the railway car via a preexisting center sill on the rear end of the railway car;
- c. providing a gooseneck having a lower body portion, a middle body portion connected to the lower body portion, and an upper body portion connected to the middle body portion;
- d. coupling the gooseneck beneath the front end of the railway car by attaching the lower body portion of the gooseneck to a preexisting center sill on the front end of the railway car;
- e. coupling the upper body portion of the gooseneck to a vehicle for transport.
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