Railroad car with system for transporting and unloading cargo

A system for transporting and unloading cargo, comprising;

• a first unit having a first floor and having one or more first guides disposed on the first floor,
• a second unit having a second floor and having one or more second guides disposed on the second floor, the second unit having a bridge portion extending from the second floor and overlapping a portion of the first floor;
• a coupling of the first unit with the second unit being positioned adjacent the bridge portion and enabling pivotable movement of the units relative to one another;
• and
• one or more supports for supporting the cargo in the units, the one or more supports being movable in the units along the first and second guides and being transferable across the bridge portion between the units to transfer the cargo from one of the units to the other.

A system for transporting and unloading cargo with a plurality of railroad cars comprising:

• a) means for supporting the cargo on the railroad cars;
• b) means for moving the supporting means in the railroad cars;
• c) means for guiding the moving means;
• and
• d) means for transferring the supporting means and cargo between the railroad cars with the moving means.