Amsted Rail Company, Inc.

Tom Petrunich

Paul Steven Wike

Igor Aleynikov

Matthew Todt

Dale K Dewald

Paul Wike

Jared Doerr

Paul Sanders

A knuckle of a coupler of a rail vehicle includes a main body including a recess formed in one or more surfaces. One or more weld fillers are disposed within the recess. A method of forming a knuckle of a coupler of a rail vehicle includes forming a recess in one or more surfaces of a main body, and disposing one or more weld fillers within the recess.

Railway vehicle coupler having robust knuckle

A system and method include a train including a plurality of rail cars configured to travel along a track having rails. Each of the plurality of rail cars includes brakes. A braking control unit is in communication with the brakes of the plurality of rail cars. The braking control unit is configured to control the brakes of a subset of the plurality of rail cars in accordance with braking data.

Coordinated braking systems and methods for rail cars

A friction assist side bearing assembly for a truck assembly of a rail vehicle includes a first friction member, a second friction member that opposes the first friction member, and a cap coupled to the first friction member and the second friction member. The cap is configured to contact a portion of a car body coupled to the truck assembly.

Railway truck assembly having friction assist side bearings

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Troy, IL, United States of America

Tom Petrunich