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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2014
Jac Operations, Inc, Chicago, IL (US);
Keith Alan Miller, Schererville, IN (US);
JAC OPERATIONS, INC., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
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; a pair of end chords extending between the side sills; four corner container support members, each secured to one end chord and one side sill; a plurality of floor beams extending between the side sills forming at least a portion of a floor for the well structure; and a plurality of side truss members extending between one side sill and one top chord on each side forming an open truss side for the well structure.