Dresser Industries, Inc.

Albert Edward Martin

Walter C Dilg

Vaughn Terrey Hawthorne

Stanley Herbert Fillion

David Elmer Fiegl

A railway car truck having side frames with an opening for receiving the ends of a bolster, and spaced columns with removable wear resistant wear plates, secured thereto and retained by L-shaped retainers at the corners.

Welded side frame column wear plate

To prevent vertical disengagement of the knuckles of railway car couplers, for example type 'E' couplers, a vertical upward extension is provided on the forward nose of the knuckle which terminates in a shelf extending over the buffing face of the nose. The pulling face of the extension tapers upwardly toward the buffing face to allow for vertical angling thereof.

Coupler knuckle with safety shelf

An improved coupler knuckle wherein the tail surface contour is formed by a mathematical function curve so that upon closing the portion of the surface, which interfaces with the lock becomes closer to the knuckle pivot thus providing increased clearance for the lock movement.

Coupler knuckle assembly

A body bolster center filler-center plate assembly having a center plate containing a lower cap and upwardly extending sidewalls which extend into and are secured within a bottom-open pocket formed by center sill sidewalls and shear plates, the shear plates and center plate walls having a stop lug and a complementary notch, respectively, for polarizing the center plate within the pocket.

Rejection feature for center plate

A semi-permanent connection for freight cars having a point of connection and articulation at its center for easily separating the cars and having an alignment control arrangement at the same articulation point so as to provide limited angling as required to meet curve negotiation requirements.

Articulated link coupler

The invention relates to railway cars having a tubular-like sill in the underframe and a standard Z type draft sill at each end and a transition sill telescoping into and connecting the draft sill to the tubular sill.

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Lancaster, NY, United States of America

Albert Edward Martin