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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 1977
Filed:
May. 27, 1975
George C Campbell, Overland, MO (US);
James C Hammonds, St. Charles, MO (US);
Dallas W Rollins, St. Charles, MO (US);
ACF Industries, Incorporated, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
In accordance with the present invention a railway hopper car is provided having an enclosed quadrilateral tube as a through sill. The enclosed tube through sill has end portions which are welded to the car end sills at opposite ends of the car. The end sills are integrally attached to the side sills. The end sections also have attached thereto a center plate and a bolster cover plate. The bolster cover plate extends from the center sill to the side sill. At least one bolster web extends vertically from the bolster cover plate to the end sheet of the car. The hopper slope sheets are reinforced by means of generally triangular shaped members attached to the through sill and attached to the hopper slope sheets.