| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 105355000 | Freight | 84 |
| 20080271634 | Railway Wagon - The present invention relates to a railway wagon comprising a load carrier and front and rear bogies. The load carrier is releasably connected to, and laterally displaceable in relation to, the respective bogies. Supporting devices are mounted at the ends of the load carrier. They support the load carrier when it is displaced in relation to the bogie. Each supporting device comprises an abutment device which is vertically operable between a pulled-up position and an extended position. At each end of the load carrier there is also a displacing driving device for displacing the load carrier relative to the bogie, and a device that counteracts tilting tendencies of the load carrier. Each abutment device comprises a sliding member, which can slide on the base in the extended position. The railway wagon can thus be displaced, for instance pivoted outwards at one end, to allow a truck to be driven on to or off the same. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080276829 | RAILWAY AUTO CARRIER AND LOADING SYSTEM - This invention is a railway car and system to carry automobiles and load and unload them by drivers driving under a bridge-like opening to ramps through the car and centering the auto parallel to and under the car. A ramp or lift takes the auto up to floor level. The auto is driven, pulled or pushed to storage spaces on the train including up ramps which are hinged at the top and let down to tale vehicles between one or more upper levels or to tilt park the vehicle on the ramp. These ramps are pulled up with a vehicle chocked thereto to get the maximum practical number of vehicles on the railway car. The rail car can be loaded while stationary or while moving along an area paved flush with the rails. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080276830 | SINGLE LEVEL ENCLOSED RAILCAR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - A method of manufacturing an enclosed railcar comprising the steps of
| 11-13-2008 |
| 20090078152 | METHOD OF SHORTENING A WELL CAR - A method of shortening an end of a well car includes removing a plurality of parts that would inhibit the shortening process; cutting a shear plate and a set of side sill angles at a location on the well side of the end assembly; detaching the end assembly from a main body of the well car; on each side of the main body: cutting the top tube at a location above a monument plate that is just beyond a reinforcement plate attached to the monument plate; cutting through a weld between the monument and reinforcement plates and a side sheet; cutting through the side sheet generally at the attachment location of the monument and reinforcement plates; and cutting the shear plate of the main body with a contoured cut such that the remaining shear plate has a contoured pattern substantially matching the cut shear plate under the removed end assembly. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090158958 | WELL CAR WITH CROSS MEMBR - A well car for carrying shipping containers has a pair of end structures supported by rail car trucks, a pair of first and second spaced apart side beams extending between the end structures and a well defined therebetween. A container support cross member is mounted between the side sills in a position to support an end of a shipping container load carried within the well. The container support cross member may be a monolithic beam member with a attachment fitting formed at an end thereof. The attachment fitting is connectable to a side sill at a moment connection. The remaining end of the cross member is similarly configured and connected to the second side sill. Each end of the cross member has load bearing surface portions which may be used for supporting a corner of a shipping container. The moment connections permit a bending moment to be carried by the cross member between the first and second side sills. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090320716 | Auto Rack Railcar with End Closure - An auto rack rail road car has a main deck and upper deck. It is provided with a door for controlling access thereto. The door is a radial arm door, and has a ladder mounted thereon by which personnel can ascend the second deck when the door is open. A second ladder is mounted to the first deck so that when the door is open the second ladder is positioned to co-operate with the first ladder. The arcuate path of the door is free from overhanging obstructions. The door also has internal and external weld-free stiffeners member for enhancing the rigidity thereof. A roller mounted to the door permits the door to be moved between open and closed positions. The door may further include a lock. A guide member protruding from the door co-operates with a groove in the main deck which slidingly guides the door as it moves between open and closed positions to control access to the car. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100089282 | COMMUTER TRAIN FERRY SYSTEM FOR COMMUTERS AND THEIR VEHICLES - A commuter train ferry system includes a train engine. A plurality of boxcars is joinable to each other and to the train engine to form the commuter train ferry. Each of the boxcars includes a plurality of decks for transporting a plurality of vehicles and their occupants during a commuter trip. At least one ramp includes a plurality of driving surfaces for accessing the plurality of decks for loading and unloading the vehicles and their occupants from the boxcars where the occupants of the vehicles load and unload the vehicles from the boxcars and remain within the vehicles for at least a part of the commuter trip. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100229755 | CONTAINER SUPPORT FOR FREIGHT WAGON - A shipping container support mechanism for a rail freight wagon is adjustable between a retracted position in which a container can be supported in a well of the wagon between elevated end platforms which extend over wheels and bogies. In the deployed, extended position, the mechanism supports an end region of a container, the opposite end of which can be supported on another such mechanism or an end platform. The support mechanism is mountable in the side wall of the wagon and has a pivotal support arm which can move from a stowed position in the wagon frame to a horizontally extended position. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100258031 | RAILROAD CAR CENTER SILL STRUCTURE - A rail road car such as a double tub coal gondola car has a center sill that is narrow in the middle between the two tubs, and wider at the draft arms. The center sill has a transition section that provides a smooth, gradual transition between the respective bottom flange portions of the two without sharp changes in direction in the stress fields in tension and compression, and with little or no out of plane eccentricities in load path, and with a tendency to minimize or avoid local stress concentrations. The center sill includes a set of access apertures and corresponding bridges or ties that maintain the lateral halves of the center sill flange main portion in appropriate relationship to each other with respect to resistance to buckling. The tubs fasten mechanically to the sides of the center sill. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110017094 | Method of Shipping Automobiles, Railcar for Shipping Automobiles, and Method of Manufacturing Railcars - A method of shipping automobiles, a railcar for shipping automobiles, and a method of manufacturing railcars for shipping automobiles to enable more efficient shipping of automobiles by increasing load factor. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110083579 | RAILCARS FOR PERSONAL VEHICLES SYSTEMS - Railcars for personal vehicles provides train passengers with a method for bringing their automobile with them as they travel. This system utilizes pallets and fork-lifts specially designed to hold automobiles. Vehicles can be loaded and unloaded from both sides of a railcar making for fast and easy loading. This system allows travelers and commuters to ride on public transportation with the convenience of having their own vehicle for transportation one they have reached their destination. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110185942 | WELL CAR WITH CROSS MEMBER - A well car for carrying shipping containers has a pair of end structures supported by rail car trucks, a pair of first and second spaced apart side beams extending between the end structures and a well defined therebetween. A container support cross member is mounted between the side sills in a position to support an end of a shipping container load carried within the well. The container support cross member may be a monolithic beam member with a attachment fitting formed at an end thereof. The attachment fitting is connectable to a side sill at a moment connection. The remaining end of the cross member is similarly configured and connected to the second side sill. Each end of the cross member has load bearing surface portions which may be used for supporting a corner of a shipping container. The moment connections permit a bending moment to be carried by the cross member between the first and second side sills. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20130042786 | Method of Shipping Automobiles, Railcar for Shipping Automobiles, and Method of Manufacturing Railcars - A method of shipping automobiles, a railcar for shipping automobiles, and a method of manufacturing railcars for shipping automobiles to enable more efficient shipping of automobiles by increasing load factor. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130139719 | RAILROAD FREIGHT CAR LOADING OR UNLOADING - A rail-road intermodal freight system. In an embodiment, a plurality of L-cars are provided. In an embodiment, each L-car may be configured for support at its forward end on a preceding L-car, and at a rear base on a set of flanged rail wheels. In implementing the system, a freight yard is provided with rail components which are switchable to enable decoupling and a turn-in-place operation, wherein each care is lifted from the preceding L-car in the train, and the neck portion of the L-car lowered to the ground. When in the lowered position, downwardly extending legs on the over-the-road trailer enable an over-the-road tractor to attach the over-the-road trailer in conventional fashion, for removal of the over-the-road tailer from the L-car. Loading of an over-the-road trailer on the L-car takes place via a reverse process, wherein the trailer is backed up on to the L-car. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130255533 | MULTI-UNIT INTERMODAL RAILROAD WELL CAR WITH SAFETY PLATFORM AND HANDBRAKE - A railroad well car includes a spaced trucks grouped in pairs, and a railcar body supported on a pair of the trucks, the body comprising a pair of spaced end structures, each end structure supported on one truck, and a well structure extending between the end structures. The well structure comprises a pair of top chord members extending between the end structures; a pair of side sills extending between the end structures. The rail car includes safety platform and handbrake wherein operator walkway platforms are included with co-planer end walkways and running boards, wherein the running boards are above the top chords of the sidewalls of the well car; and a handbrake operated with a hand wheel is mounted on one side of the railroad well car, which hand wheel extends below the top chords of the side walls of the well car whereby the hand wheel is accessible from the side of the railcar via an operator on the ground. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130263757 | AUTORACK RAILROAD CAR AND UNDERFRAME THEREFOR - An autorack railroad car has an underframe that, in contrast to the prior art, has a straight-through center sill that is shallower, and of diminished geometry-based sectional properties generally, in the middle portion between the trucks than at the end portions at either the draft sills at the draft gear or at the truck centers. The bottom flange of the center sill is carried at a constant height from end to end, and is free of kinks in elevation. In the mid-span portion of the car, from truck center to truck center, the center sill is shallower in section than the side sills. The bottom flange of the center sill is carried at a height that corresponds to, or is higher than, the height of the lower flanges of the side sills, such that the cross-bearer arms are shallow, and the bottom flanges of the cross-bearer arms are substantially level. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20140116289 | SUPPORT DEVICE FOR A LATERALLY DISPLACEABLE RAILWAY WAGGON - A support device for a laterally displaceable railway wagon includes a track device including an endless track, a body carrying the endless track, and a track device holder, which is pivotally connected with the body via a connection shaft extending transversally through the body. The track device holder includes opposite first and second side portions extending along the length of the track device, a first end portion connected with the first and second side portions at one end thereof, a second end portion connected with the side portions at the other end thereof, a first suspension portion included in said first end portion, and a second suspension portion included in said second end portion. The track device at least partly extends below the track device holder. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140123872 | RAILROAD CAR FOR CARRYING MOTOR VEHICLES - A fully protective railroad freight car for carrying motor vehicles in a selected one of a bi-level or a tri-level configuration, with the lowest level including a depressed longitudinally central portion between body bolsters of the underbody, which may be a low-level flat car. A pair of vehicle-carrying decks are adjustable in height to provide for either one or two vehicle-carrying levels above the lowest level, while also providing at least a prescribed amount of vertical clearance above each vehicle-carrying deck. Ramps may be provided on the lowest level at an end of the car to provide a wheel-supporting surface having a prescribed minimum height. A roof structure is light in weight, and the car has an overall height not exceeding a prescribed limit for operation on most rail lines. The ends of the car are equipped with three-panel folding doors. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140165872 | Rail Car System - An improved rail car system is disclosed herein. Specifically, an improved rail car system can comprise a rail car having a top surface, as well as a first column rising up from a first end of said top surface. The improved rail car system can further comprise a second column rising up from a second end of the top surface. Additionally, the first column and second column together can be capable of supporting a load spreader. Each column can comprise an indentation capable of stabilizing the load spreader. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140261071 | Railroad Car with Reinforced End Doors - A railroad freight car adapted for carrying automobiles and having a pair of doors enclosing and end of the car body. The pair of doors is hinged to the sides of the car body and meets each other at a central vertical plane, with each door including latches at top and bottom that engage an end sill and a roof the car body. The doors include panels of composite construction and have stiffening structures along vertically extending closure mating sides of the doors, whose margins confront each other. Door engagement members on each door extend toward and are engaged with the stiffening structures on the margin of the opposite one of the pair of doors. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150083020 | TRANSVERSE TROUGH COIL CAR WITH MODULAR TROUGH FORMING ASSEMBLIES AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - A transverse trough coil car includes a plurality of transverse troughs, a pair of trucks, a center sill supported on the trucks, a pair of side walls extending the length of the car coupled to the center sill, and a plurality of trough forming assemblies. Each trough forming assembly includes a center cross bearer member coupled to the side walls and the center sill, a pair of angled floor plates coupled to the side walls, wherein the floor plates form the longitudinally fore and aft sections of adjacent troughs, and a plurality of floor plate supporting gussets extending between the center cross bearer member and the floor plates. A method of forming the transverse trough coil car body is provided for reducing the fabrication costs, inventory costs and assembly time of the car. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150114254 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF INSULATING RAILCARS - Systems for and methods of insulating an uninsulated railroad car that include a plurality of insulation segments that are nonpermanently secured to interior surfaces of walls and a ceiling of the railroad car. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150291182 | Auto-Rack Railcar Panel Bumper Guard and Side Post Guard Apparatuses and Methods of Using the Same - The present invention relates to bumper guard and side post guard apparatuses for use with an auto-rack railcar side panel. The bumper guard and side post guard apparatuses prevent vehicles from being damaged when stored and transported within an auto-rack railcar, such as when vehicle doors are opened, where vehicle doors may otherwise contact the side panels and side posts of the auto-rack railcar. Methods of using the same are further provided. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150329123 | WALKWAY SYSTEMS FOR LOCOMOTIVES - A walkway system for adaptation to a pre-existing base structure of a locomotive car body is disclosed. The walkway system includes a first side panel, a second side panel, a base section, and a cover panel. The base section is structured and arranged to overlay the pre-existing walkway of the locomotive car body and is connected to the first side panel and the second side panel. The first side panel, the second side panel, and the base section define at least one passageway. The cover panel is structured and arranged to removably engage with the first and second side panels. The cover panel encloses the passageway when the cover panel is engaged with the first and second side panels. The passageway is accessible when the cover panel is selectively removed. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150344043 | Railcar Deck Channel Pivoting Side Wall Apparatus and Methods of Making and Using the Same - The present invention relates to a railcar deck channel pivoting side wall apparatus and methods of making and using the same. Specifically, the railcar deck channel pivoting side wall apparatus comprises a pivoting side wall arranged within a railcar deck channel to allow for the easy installation and/or removal of chain assemblies on railcar decks for the transport of heavy items thereon. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150375759 | System and Method for Increasing Vertical Clearance in Autoracks - A system for increasing vertical clearance in an autorack includes an autorack comprising a plurality of decks. A first deck of the plurality of decks is positioned beneath a second deck of the plurality of decks. The second deck includes a clearance region proximate a center line of the second deck. A first portion of an underside surface of the second deck at the clearance region is higher than a second portion of the underside surface of the second deck not at the clearance region. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160046302 | RAILWAY CAR - The present utility model relates to design of open wagons used for transporting cargo that does not require protection from atmospheric precipitation. Disclosed is a railway car comprising at least two bodies supported by carriages, each body comprising a frame, two side walls and two end walls. Said at least two bodies are sequentially coupled to each other by means of at least one joint assembly, wherein each body is supported by two carriages, and wherein bodies adjacent to each joint assembly are supported by one common carriage. The distance between the closest points of mutually facing end walls of the neighboring bodies of said at least two bodies arranged on a straight track section is less than 800 mm. The technical result lies in increase of useable volume of the space between sequentially arranged railway car bodies and decrease of empty weight-to-carrying capacity ratio of the railway car. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160096533 | RAIL-LOADING TRAIN FOR TRANSPORTING LONG-WELDED RAILS COMPRISING CLAMPING DEVICES FOR THE RAIL SECTIONS - Arranged on a rail loading train for transporting long-welded rails is a fixing device for anchoring the rails. The fixing device is composed of a number of clamping devices, each provided for anchoring a single rail. The clamping devices are configured to be adjustable relative to the rail loading train in a longitudinal direction of the wagon by a displacement drive. | 04-07-2016 |
| 105358000 | Tank | 18 |
| 20080308000 | EDUCTION PIPE GUIDE - In one embodiment a railway tank car is described. The railway tank car includes a tank having a tank shell, the tank shell having an interior surface and an exterior surface. The railway tank car also includes an eduction pipe extending within an interior of said tank. The railway tank car also includes an eduction pipe guide affixed to the tank shell. The eduction pipe guide includes a guide member maintained at a predetermined distance from a lower portion of the tank shell interior surface. The eduction pipe guide configured such that at least a portion of the eduction pipe extends through the guide member. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20100122641 | DUAL PURPOSE BITUMEN/DILUENT RAILROAD TANK CAR - A dual-purpose railcar is provided, designed for hauling of bitumen or diluent, optimized to provide transport of bitumen to a destination and transport of diluent in the return trip of the car. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100307373 | Containment Systems for Use With Railcars - A pressurized tanker railcar is provided. The pressurized tanker railcar includes an inner tank configured to contain a substance therein, an outer jacket configured to define an outer surface of the pressurized tanker railcar, and a containment system positioned between the inner tank and the outer jacket. The containment system is coupled to the inner tank and is configured to at least one of substantially resist penetration of the inner tank by a projectile and seal an opening formed by the projectile penetrating the inner tank. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110209641 | SHIELD ASSEMBLY FOR RAILROAD TANK CAR - A shield for protecting an exterior wall of a railroad car during a lifting operation includes a body having a first face for engaging that exterior wall. The first face may have a radius of curvature to substantially match the radius of curvature of the tank car. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20140000474 | GUSSETS FOR REINFORCEMENT IN TANK CARS AND TANK CARS INCLUDING GUSSETS | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140261072 | DISENGAGING HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A BOTTOM OUTLET VALVE - A handle assembly for an outlet valve for a tank, where the outlet valve has a coupler that is actuated to open and close the outlet valve, is provided. The handle assembly includes a handle with a shaft attached to the handle. The shaft has a tip. A bracket is adapted to mount the shaft to the tank so that the shaft is pivotally mounted with respect to the tank and movable with respect to the outlet valve between an engaged position, where the tip of the shaft engages the coupler, and a disengaged position, where the tip of the shaft is disengaged from the coupler. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150090150 | VALVE INTERLOCK SYSTEMS FOR USE WITH RAILCARS - A valve interlock system for a railcar including a valve stem locking subsystem that includes a coupling device rotatably coupled to the valve stem. The coupling device is substantially stationary in the longitudinal direction and rotatably translatable about a longitudinal axis and defines an engagement slot thereon. The subsystem also includes a stationary support member extending toward the coupling device in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and includes a locking member that is transversely translatable and complimentary with the engagement slot. The subsystem also includes a biasing device coupled to the locking member that increases an engagement bias as the locking member is transversely translated away from the engagement slot. The subsystem further includes a valve operator assembly that includes a longitudinally and rotatably translatable body configured to regulate the slot engagement bias as a function of a longitudinal position of the body. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150135986 | Protective Structure for Top of Tank Car - A railway tank car including a protective structure for the top of the tank and surrounding a manway or valve mounting nozzle to protect it against damage resulting from the car being overturned even while moving longitudinally. The protective structure may include longitudinally extending generally parallel side plates and a skid structure including longitudinally extending sloping, end portions and providing access to a manway or valve mounting assembly on the top of a nozzle. Openings may be provided in a side wall of the protective structure to give access to valve operating mechanisms extending laterally from valves. A lid for an access opening to a set of valves may include an extension that prevents a valve handle from being moved to open the valve while the lid is closed. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150291183 | Protective Structure for Tank Top Fittings - A railway tank car including a protective structure for the top of its cargo tank and surrounding both a valve group mounting nozzle and a pressure relief safety valve nozzle, to protect the associated valves against damage resulting from the car being overturned, particularly while the railcar is moving along a railway. The protective structure includes protective housings including upstanding walls of metal plate construction surrounding the nozzles yet not attached directly to the nozzles, so that the protective housings afford convenient access to the valves associated with the nozzles. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150291184 | Protective Structure for Tank Top Fittings - A railway tank car including a protective structure for the top of its cargo tank and surrounding a valve group mounting nozzle and a pressure relief safety valve nozzle, to protect the associated valves against damage resulting from the car being overturned, particularly while the railcar is moving along a railway. The protective structure includes an upstanding wall of metal plate that surrounds and is located at a radial distance outwardly apart from the tank top valve group mounting nozzle. A reinforcing band is attached to an upper portion of the upstanding wall to enhance its strength. Also disclosed is a method of protecting fittings mounted on a nozzle on the tank top of a railway tank car by providing and mounting such a protective structure to surround the tank top nozzle and associated fittings. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20160023669 | Protective Structure for Tank Top Fittings - A railway tank car including a protective structure for the top of its cargo tank and surrounding both a valve group mounting nozzle and a pressure-relief safety valve nozzle, to protect the associated valves against damage resulting from the car being overturned, particularly while the railcar is moving along a railway. The protective structure includes protective housings including upstanding walls of metal plate construction surrounding the nozzles yet not attached directly to the nozzles, so that the protective housings afford convenient access to the valves associated with the nozzles. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160075347 | DISENGAGING HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A BOTTOM OUTLET VALVE - A handle assembly for an outlet valve for a tank, where the outlet valve has a stem that is actuated to open and close the outlet valve, is provided. The handle assembly includes a handle. A shaft is attached to the handle, and an adapter attached to the shaft. A bracket is adapted to mount the shaft to the tank so that the shaft is pivotally mounted with respect to the tank and movable with respect to the outlet valve between an engaged position, where the adapter is connected to the stem, and a disengaged position, where the adapter is disconnected from the stem. | 03-17-2016 |
| 105360000 | Tank form | 3 |
| 20110139032 | RAILROAD TANK CAR - Railroad tank cars are provided that include an inner tank, an outer tank, and tank to tank clearance between the inner tank and the outer tank. Insulation and spacers can be located within the tank to tank clearance. The inner tank can shift within the outer tank, and spacers can crush, under significant force loading, such as impact forces generated during a collision or derailment. The inner tank, insulation, spacers, and outer tank thus form an energy absorbing system that reduces the likelihood that the inner tank will be breached, and that a hazardous material contained therein will be released, under such conditions. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20140366771 | TANK CAR CONSTRUCTION USING LONGITUDINAL CURVED SEGMENTS - A cylindrical shell for a tank of a railway tank car is made using roll-forming technology and straight longitudinal weld seams. The cylindrical shell has a longitudinal axis and a uniform cross-sectional shape in a plane normal to the longitudinal axis. The cylindrical shell includes a plurality of elongated segments welded together along weld seams extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical shell. Each elongated segment forms a portion of the cross-sectional shape of the shell and is formed by passing a flat piece of metal plate stock material through a roll-forming machine configured to progressively bend the piece of stock material. In one embodiment, exactly three identical elongated segments, each defining an arc of 120 degrees, are welded together along adjacent longitudinal edges to form a cylindrical shell having a circular cross-section. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150344042 | RAIL TANK CAR - A tank car comprises at least two sequentially arranged tanks, connected by a joint assembly and supported at the joint assembly by a common carnage. The distance between the closest points of the two sequentially arranged tanks of the tank car on a straight rail track section is less than 1000 mm. The invention provides increased effective volume of a tank car achieved by decreasing the distance between neighboring tanks. | 12-03-2015 |
| 105362000 | Saddle and anchors | 3 |
| 20100319571 | System and Method for Reinforcing Railway Tank Cars - An apparatus for reinforcing a railway tank car includes a tank shell. A plurality of attachment pads are welded to the tank shell to form a tank assembly. The tank assembly is subjected to a post-weld heat treatment. A plurality of shield plates may each be welded directly to at least one of the plurality of attachment pads. The shield plates are not subjected to the post-weld heat treatment. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20140338560 | RAILROAD TANK CAR - Railroad tank cars are provided that include an inner tank, an outer tank, and tank to tank clearance between the inner tank and the outer tank. Insulation and spacers can be located within the tank to tank clearance. The inner tank can shift within the outer tank, and spacers can crush, under significant force loading, such as impact forces generated during a collision or derailment. The inner tank, insulation, spacers, and outer tank thus form an energy absorbing system that reduces the likelihood that the inner tank will be breached, and that a hazardous material contained therein will be released, under such conditions. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150083021 | TRANSPORT TANKER REINFORCEMENT - A transport tanker and a method of reinforcing a transport tanker are generally provided. The transport tanker may include a tank body, and a coupling structure, including a web extending from the tank body, for transferring a towing load to the tank body. A load spreading structure may be affixed to the tank body and configured to spread at least a portion of a load experienced by the tank body in a region proximate a terminal end of the web. The load spreading structure may include a reinforcing member including a elongated U-shaped member including two legs joined at a first end by an arcuate section. A respective one of the two legs may be at least partially disposed on opposed sides of the web with web at least partially received within an open second end of the U-shaped member. | 03-26-2015 |
| 105370000 | Convertible deck | 2 |
| 20190144009 | System and Method for Reconfiguring an Autorack | 05-16-2019 |
| 20190144010 | System and Method for Reconfiguring an Autorack | 05-16-2019 |
| 105375000 | Auxiliary floors | 1 |
| 20090107358 | Temperature-controlled railroad freight car - A temperature controlled railroad freight car ( | 04-30-2009 |
| 105377010 | Movable cover | 34 |
| 20100326318 | RAILCAR COVER OPENING/CLOSING SYSTEM - A cover opening and closing system for use with a railcar. The railcar has a longitudinal axis, a top opening and at least one movable cover configured to cover the opening. The cover opening and closing system includes at least one structural support coupled generally to the ground and at least one of an opening device and a closing device. The opening device and closing device are coupled to said at least one structural support. The at least one of an opening device and a closing device are configured to contact a portion of the at least one movable cover and to cause the movable cover to move as the railcar moves in a longitudinal direction substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis. | 12-30-2010 |
| 105377020 | Flexible material (e.g., tarp) | 6 |
| 20100037798 | RAIL CAR COVER SYSTEM - A rail car cover system including a rail car, a first cover section and a second cover section. The rail car has an opening. The first cover section is operably attached to the rail car. The first cover section includes a first hinge mechanism and a first cover material. The second cover section is operably attached to the rail car. The second cover section includes a second hinge mechanism and a second cover material. The first cover section and the second cover section are both movable between a closed configuration and an open configuration. When in the closed configuration, the first cover section and the second cover section substantially cover the opening. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100307374 | CONTAINER COVER SYSTEM - A cover system suitable to cover an open topped container may include a cover and an attachment system. The cover may include a channel pocket that is attached to the cover and that extends across a portion of the cover. The attachment system may include a strap that is received within the channel pocket and that has ends that are attachable to the container. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110030575 | RAIL CAR COVER SYSTEM - A rail car cover system including a rail car, a first cover section and a second cover section. The rail car has an opening. The first cover section is operably attached to the rail car. The first cover section includes a first corner hinge assembly, a first intermediate hinge assembly and a first cover material. The first corner hinge assembly is attached to the first cover material. The first intermediate hinge assembly is slidable with respect to the first cover material. The second cover section is operably attached to the rail car. The second cover section includes a second corner hinge assembly, a second intermediate hinge assembly and a second cover material. The second corner hinge assembly is attached to the second cover material. The second intermediate hinge assembly is slidable with respect to the second cover material. The first cover section and the second cover section are both movable between a closed configuration and an open configuration. When in the closed configuration, the first cover section and the second cover section substantially cover the opening. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20130036936 | Hydraulic Brake Motor Assembly for Truck Cover System - A hydraulic brake gear motor with a brake mechanism to operate a roll tarp for use with an open top container. A motor-driven rollable cover is attached to and wrappable about a reel to selectively cover contents of the container. The hydraulic gear motor operates with a brake mechanism to lock and hold a position of the motor. A secondary brake mechanism may include a hydraulic piston that selectively engages a holding brake with a hex connector. A hydraulic motor may include a port path for flow of fluid to internal meshing gears and a braking mechanism with a plunger that clamps and holds the meshing gears when hydraulic fluid is not flowing. A transmission having rolling gears can be operated by the hydraulic motor with such brake mechanisms. The motor and brake mechanisms are preferably hydraulically operated with an existing system of a trailer or rail car. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20140013994 | Railcar Cover - A system for covering a railcar includes a first set and a second set of structural members coupled to a railcar. The structural members are configured to move between a loading position, an unloading positing, and a covered position. The system includes a plurality of cover portions, each coupled to a structural member of the first set and a structural member of the second set. In the loading position, at least one of the first set and at least one of second set are proximate longitudinal sides of the railcar. In the unloading position, at least one of the first set and at least one of second set are proximate a longitudinal center line of the railcar. In the covered position, the first set are proximate the longitudinal center line of the railcar, and the second set are proximate the longitudinal sides of the railcar. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20160046304 | Railcar Cover Systems - A cover assembly for an open top railcar, the assembly having semi-rigid cover reversibly movable between a closed position atop the railcar and an open position alongside the railcar or separate from it. The cover may be connected to the railcar with hinge-latches or linkage arms which permit the cover to be held flat alongside the railcar in an open position, or removed from the railcar during loading and unloading. A load grooming device shapes the load of a loaded railcar to a selected contour. Opening and closing of covers may be continuous and automated, using curved tracks, cranes or mechanical arms to engage and open covers, and conveying devices or vehicles to handle covers during loading and unloading of railcars. | 02-18-2016 |
| 105377050 | Hinged to car body | 17 |
| 20080236439 | SEMI-RIGID RAILCAR COVER - A cover for open top railcars may be alternatively locked into place over the railcar top opening, or rotated on hinges to either side of the railcar to provide access to the entire top of the railcar. The cover may be compressed against either side of the railcar to allow the car to move between structural or other elements of loading or unloading facilities. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20110107940 | MANWAY GASKET - A gasket for a railroad car manway nozzle and cover includes an inner leg portion and an outer leg portion joined by a generally planar annular body portion defining an upper annular cover sealing surface and a lower annular nozzle body sealing surface. Concentric annular chevrons are formed on the upper and lower annular sealing surfaces. In one form, the chevrons have a uniform height relative to the upper and lower sealing surfaces. In a modified form, the height of the chevrons varies relative to the surfaces from which they extend. The height of the chevrons is a minimum where the gasket is radially aligned with cover clamping bolts and a maximum at radial locations midway between clamping bolts. A tab depending from the outer leg portion provides visual verification of the presence of the gasket. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20120160127 | Manway Gasket - A gasket for a railroad car manway nozzle and cover includes an inner leg portion and an outer leg portion joined by a generally planar annular body portion defining an upper annular cover sealing surface and a lower annular nozzle body sealing surface. Concentric annular chevrons are formed on the upper and lower annular sealing surfaces. In one form, the chevrons have a uniform height relative to the upper and lower sealing surfaces. In a modified form, the height of the chevrons varies relative to the surfaces from the which they extend. The height of the chevrons is a minimum where the gasket is radially aligned with cover clamping bolts and a maximum at radial locations midway between clamping bolts. A tab depending from the outer leg portion provides visual verification of the presence of the gasket. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20130192488 | Railcar Cover Systems - A cover assembly for an open top railcar, the assembly having semi-rigid cover reversibly movable between a closed position atop the railcar and an open position alongside the railcar or separate from it. The cover may be connected to the railcar with hinge-latches or linkage arms which permit the cover to be held flat alongside the railcar in an open position, or removed from the railcar during loading and unloading. A load grooming device shapes the load of a loaded railcar to a selected contour. Opening and closing of covers may be continuous and automated, using curved tracks, cranes or mechanical arms to engage and open covers, and conveying devices or vehicles to handle covers during loading and unloading of railcars. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20150375761 | COVERING SYSTEM FOR A HOPPER WAGON - The invention relates to a covering system for covering an inlet formed in a hopper wagon body of a hopper wagon, whereby the covering system comprises a cover that is configured to close the inlet when it is arranged in a closed position and open the inlet when it arranged in an open position and hinge means that is configured to mount the cover on the hopper wagon body such that the cover is hinged to an outer portion the hopper wagon body, adjacent the inlet and the cover is rotatable in a substantially vertical plane between the closed position and the open position. The hinge means may be configured to mount the cover in spaced relation above the inlet such that there is a gap space between the cover and the inlet when the cover is arranged in at least the closed position. The gap space may be formed between a hinged edge region of the cover and an adjacent edge of the inlet. The cover may comprise a single leaf door. The cover may comprise a double leaf door. The invention also relates to a hopper wagon comprising the covering system. | 12-31-2015 |
| 105377060 | With actuator | 4 |
| 20110265684 | RAIL CAR COVER SYSTEM - A rail car cover system that includes a rail car, a first cover section and a second cover section. The rail car has an opening. The first cover section is operably attached to the rail car. The first cover section includes a first closure mechanism. The second cover section is operably attached to the rail car. The second cover section includes a second closure mechanism. The first cover section and the second cover section are both movable between a closed configuration and an open configuration. When in the closed configuration, the first closure mechanism engages the second closure mechanism to maintain the first cover section and the second cover section in the closed configuration. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20120118195 | System and Method for Powered Railcar Doors - Systems and methods for powered rail car doors are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a first door assembly operable to at least partially cover an opening of a rail car. The system also includes an actuator. A first common linkage is coupled to the actuator and is operable to reciprocally move in a longitudinal direction relative to the actuator. In particular embodiments, a first secondary linkage is coupled to the first common linkage and is coupled to an exterior surface of the first door assembly, wherein the first secondary linkage cooperates with the first common linkage to move the first door assembly between an open position and a closed position over the top hatch of the rail car. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20140360401 | System and Method for Powered Railcar Doors - Systems and methods for powered rail car doors are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a first door assembly operable to at least partially cover an opening of a rail car. The system also includes an actuator. A first common linkage is coupled to the actuator and is operable to reciprocally move in a longitudinal direction relative to the actuator. In particular embodiments, a first secondary linkage is coupled to the first common linkage and is coupled to an exterior surface of the first door assembly, wherein the first secondary linkage cooperates with the first common linkage to move the first door assembly between an open position and a closed position over the top hatch of the rail car. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20160001792 | INLET CLOSURE SYSTEM - The invention relates to an inlet closure system for covering an inlet formed in an upper region of a container body The container body may a storage region of a hopper, a hopper vehicle such as a hopper railway wagon or other storage devices. The inlet closure system comprises at least one closure member arranged substantially above the inlet and moveable between a first closed configuration in which the inlet is substantially closed and a second fully open configuration in which the inlet is substantially open, and at least one actuator mounted on an end wall of the container body for moving the closure member. The actuator remains below an upper edge of the end wall when the closure member is in the second fully open configuration. The actuator is arranged in use to act upon the at least one closure member via a linkage, which linkage is arranged for pivotal motion relative to the end wall about a point substantially midway between the side walls. The linkage may comprise a first link and a second link. The second link may have a first and a second limb which meet at a non-straight angle. Preferably, the first limb and/or the second link lie below the upper edge of the end wall when the closure member is in the second fully open configuration. The second limb may lie substantially beyond an inward facing surface of the closure member when the closure member is in the second fully open configuration. If two actuators are arranged to act upon respective closure members, the first links of the linkages are arranged to pivot about a common pivot point. The common pivot point is preferably located on the end wall at a point substantially midway between the sidewalls. | 01-07-2016 |
| 105377070 | Hatch | 8 |
| 20090158959 | Hatch Cover For A Covered Railroad Car Having Removable Closure and Screen Member - A hatch cover for hopper compartment opening with a coaming surrounding the opening. The hatch cover includes a peripheral skirt with a portion of the skirt spaced outwardly of the coaming when the hatch cover is closed to allow air flow from the exterior of the hatch cover to the opening. A frame has a center portion and an annular gasket which seats on the coaming with the center portion over the opening. The center portion of the frame may be a screen or may be solid. An annular ring is attached to the underside of the hatch cover. A press fit attachment is provided between the frame and the annular to permit attachment and removal of the frame from the annular ring. A latch mechanism is provided for the hatch cover. A spring anchor pin is supported on coaming brackets and a latching pin is supported on the hatch cover. A latch mechanism includes a handle having a pair of uprights located at one end of the handle. An outwardly opening slot is formed in each upright with the slots aligned with each other to be removeably engagable and pivot on the hatch cover latching pin. The mechanism also includes a compressibly loaded helical spring connected between the latch handle and the coaming spring anchor. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20100107926 | Railcar Man-Way Cover Lift-Assist System - A lift-assist system for a man-way cover includes a unitary spring mounted to the axis of rotation for the man-way cover. The spring includes a coil portion on either side of the axle of rotation, with a unitary bridge portion spanning between the coil portions. The bridge portion of the spring presses down on a cantilevered extension of the man-way cover, called a duck bill. A first predetermined spacing is provided between the coil portions and the axle and second predetermined spacing is provided between the ends of the coil portions and the mounting of the axle. These predetermined spacings accommodate the variations in the coil geometry as the man-way cover moves from a fully shut position to a fully open position and vice versa. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100258032 | Railroad hopper car hatch cover - A railroad car hatch cover including a high strength and highly rigid laminate panel having an inner aluminum member, an outer aluminum member, and a solid plastic core. A cross-section of the laminate panel includes a center section with two generally parallel and generally vertical sides. Each generally vertical side of the panel is joined to center section of the panel along a longitudinally elongated curved corner having a radius of less than 1.5 inches. Moreover, compressible gasket structure is secured to an underside of the center section of the laminate panel in the vicinity of each corner for engaging and pressing against a top rim of railcar coaming to seal the hatch cover whereby inhibiting contaminants from passing between the closed clover and the coaming on the railcar. Additionally, the laminate panel is provided with longitudinally spaced structure, arranged inwardly from the opposed ends of and secured across the laminate panel, for adding further strength and rigidity to the hatch cover. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20130008339 | SELF-LATCHING COVER MECHANISM - A self-latching cover mechanism includes a nozzle having a central opening and a cover. A hinge pivotally attaches the cover to the nozzle so that the cover may be pivoted between an open position, where the central opening is generally uncovered, and a closed position, where the central opening is generally covered by the cover. A catch member is attached to the cover. A latching arm is movably attached to the nozzle and engages the catch member when the cover is in the open position. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130008340 | RAILROAD TANK CAR MANWAY ASSEMBLY - A manway assembly features a nozzle defining a central opening. The nozzle has a groove or a plurality of grooves. A hinge pivotally attaches a cover to the nozzle so that the cover may be pivoted between an open position, where the central opening is generally uncovered, and a closed position, where the central opening is generally covered by the cover. Retainers secure a plurality of latch segments to the cover so that the latch segments may slide with respect to the cover. A latching mechanism moves the latch segments into engagement with the groove of the nozzle sidewall when the cover is in the closed position. The latching mechanism also removes the latch segments from engagement with the sidewall groove when the cover is to be opened. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20150083022 | RAILROAD TANK CAR MANWAY ASSEMBLY - A manway assembly features a nozzle featuring a groove. A cover is attached to the nozzle and may be pivoted between open and closed positions. Retainers secure latch segments to the cover so that they may slide with respect to the cover. A latching mechanism moves the latch segments into and out of engagement with the groove of the nozzle sidewall when the cover is in the closed position. The latching mechanism may include a screw rod that is turned to move the latch segments. The nozzle may also include a nozzle rim that is provided with the manway assembly and secured to a remaining portion of the nozzle. The nozzle assembly may also include an outer cover attached to the nozzle in a hinged fashion and adapted to cover the manway cover when in the closed position to protect the latching mechanism from the environment and tampering. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20160152246 | Railroad Tank Car Manway Assembly | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160167680 | HATCH COVER MOUNTED LATCH FOR A RAILCAR | 06-16-2016 |
| 105377080 | With seal | 4 |
| 20100282124 | RAILROAD TANKER CAR MANWAY COVER SEAL - A railroad tanker car | 11-11-2010 |
| 20120240815 | RAILROAD TANKER CAR MANWAY COVER SEAL - A railroad tanker car | 09-27-2012 |
| 20140345493 | RAILWAY CAR HATCH COVER - A railway car hatch cover includes an exterior shell cover, a gasket, and a mounting ring. The exterior shell cover has an outer-side and an under-side. The gasket is a vented gasket or a non-vented gasket, and the gasket is mounted to the mounting ring. The mounting ring is secured to the under-side of the exterior shell cover. The mounting ring is removable, and the gasket is replaceable with a second gasket. The second gasket can be vented or non-vented. The mounting ring is reinstallable on the under-side of the exterior shell cover. The replaceable gasket allows a single hatch cover to function as a vented hatch cover or a non-vented hatch cover depending on the type of gasket installed. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140352571 | Railcar seals (rapid wrap.TM.) and related methods - Generally disclosed is an adhesively secured seal and related methods for sealing a hopper car hatch without the risk of contaminating the hopper car load with food-grade adhesive and without damaging the hopper car or requiring excessive cleaning when removed. The disclosed seal comprises a piece or sheet of plastic with self-contained food-grade adhesive. Preferably, the plastic is cut to fit the length of the hatch of a rail car and features food-grade adhesive along on its surface its edges. In another embodiment, the apparatus is rolled, like tape, wherein the apparatus is installed over a hatch opening so that the sides of the apparatus containing food-grade adhesive are contacted with the rim and sides of the hatch. | 12-04-2014 |
| 105377090 | Sliding | 4 |
| 20090235841 | RAILCAR COVER - A railcar having a longitudinal axis and a movable cover. The movable cover includes a plurality of linear bearing devices and at least one slideable hatch connected to the plurality of linear bearing devices. The slideable hatch is movable substantially normal to the longitudinal axis. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20110297037 | RAILCAR COVER - A railcar system including a railcar having a longitudinal axis and a movable cover. The movable cover including a plurality of linear bearing devices and at least one slidable hatch connected to the plurality of linear bearing devices. The slidable hatch being movable substantially normal to the longitudinal axis. The linear bearing devices each including a shaped bar and a low friction bearing having a hole therethrough. The slidable hatch has two opposite sides that define a width of the slidable hatch, the shaped bar extending substantially the full width of the slidable hatch. The shaped bar being attached to the two opposite sides of the slidable hatch. The hole through the low friction bearing being shaped to accommodate the shaped bar. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20160185362 | Railcar with Cover - A railcar has a pair of sidewalls, a cover, a take up spool, and a motor. The take up spool may store panels of the cover, and the motor moves the cover between a retracted position and an extended position. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160194010 | RAIL CAR COVER SYSTEM | 07-07-2016 |
| 105377110 | Locking device | 2 |
| 20090260538 | RAIL CAR EXTENSION SYSTEM - A rail car extension system including a first main rail section, a second main rail section and a plurality of bow structures. The first main rail section is mounted with respect to an upper surface of the first side wall. The first main rail section includes a first upper rail portion and a first lower rail portion that extends from the first upper rail portion. The second main rail section is mounted with respect to an upper surface of the second side wall. The second main rail section includes a second upper rail portion and a second lower rail portion that extends from the second upper rail portion. The plurality of bow structures are each attached to and extend between the first main rail section and the second main rail section. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20120024190 | HATCH COVER LATCHING SYSTEM METHOD AND APPARATUS - A railcar hatch cover latching system including a sliding mechanism attached to a movable portion of the hatch cover and a latching apparatus associated with the hatch cover. The latching apparatus has a biased assembly, a bar and at least one profiled stop. The bar extends through the biased assembly. The biased assembly is configured to allow the bar to pass through the biased assembly with a first force requirement. The at least one profiled stop is positioned on the bar to encounter the biased assembly and having a second force requirement to move the bar past the at least one profiled stop, the second force being greater than the first force. | 02-02-2012 |
| 105378000 | Movable side sections | 1 |
| 20140013995 | FREIGHT WAGON - A freight car has a loading area on two bogies. At least one coil trough for steel coils is formed in the loading area. The coil trough is formed with insertion openings for insertion stakes. Wedges which are provided alongside the coil trough can be folded down into the loading area so that the coil troughs are closed by folding down the wedges to form a level loading area. Slots for stakes to be inserted along the longitudinal sides of the freight car are further provided in the loading area. Container corners are further provided distributed over the loading area, so that containers can be secured to the loading area. Retractable lashing devices are provided in the loading area for tightening tensioning straps to secure a load on the loading area. | 01-16-2014 |
