Buckeye Steel Castings Company

Buckeye Steel Castings

Mark R Carifa

Kenneth W Trainer

A railway Type H tightlock coupler locklift assembly for coupling railway cars comprises a Type H rotary locklift toggle, a Type H rotary locklift lever, and a rivet connecting the rotary locklift toggle to the rotary locklift lever. The Type H rotary locklift lever further comprises a standard flange or finger for operatively engaging a coupler operating rod and a second opposing flange or finger that abuts the coupler operating rod. The second opposing flange or finger prevents unintentional rotary motion of the rotary locklift lever by acting on or abutting against the locked operating rod, thereby preventing unintentional uncoupling of the railway cars when coupler components of such cars are struck by flying debris.

Tightlock coupler locklift assembly

A side frame for a railway car is disclosed comprising a pedestal jaw and an integral crown shaped pedestal jaw roof. A liner matching the shape of the crowned pedestal jaw roof is removably mounted to the pedestal jaw roof. In operation, the crown shaped pedestal jaw roof and snap-on liner reduce wear on the pedestal jaw roof and permit swinging of the side frames relative to the railcar axles. The integral crown shaped pedestal roof and snap-on liner eliminate the traditional rocker seat, shims, and welded retainers, thereby reducing the maintenance and cost of traditional side frames.

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Reynoldsburg, OH, United States of America

Mark R Carifa