US 12,134,412 B2
Railroad well car structure
Sina Moloodi, Mississauga (CA); Shayan Liaghat, Hamilton (CA); and Mohammed Al-Kaabi, Hamilton (CA)
Assigned to National Steel Car Limited, Hamilton (CA)
Filed by NATIONAL STEEL CAR LIMITED, Hamilton (CA)
Filed on Dec. 22, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/130,841.
Prior Publication US 2022/0194438 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. B61D 3/20 (2006.01); B61D 3/08 (2006.01); B61D 3/18 (2006.01); B61D 17/10 (2006.01)
CPC B61D 3/20 (2013.01) [B61D 3/08 (2013.01); B61D 3/187 (2013.01); B61D 17/10 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A railroad well car body unit comprising:
a pair of first and second side beams, said side beams extending lengthwise between first and second railcar end sections mounted to railcars trucks for rolling motion in a longitudinal direction along railroad car tracks;
said railroad well car body unit having a well defined between said side beams and said end sections;
first and second container support cross-beams extending cross-wise between and mounted at moment connections to said first and second side beams;
an intermediate container support cross-beam located between and spaced from said first and second container support cross-beam;
said first and second container support cross-beams having container indexing fittings upon which to locate shipping containers;
bracing of said well of said railroad well car body unit mounted along said well car body unit between said side beams, said bracing including an array of elongate members, said elongate members including obliquely extending tension members; and
said tension members include cables.