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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 1985
Filed:
Apr. 04, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rene H Brodeur, Wilmette, IL (US);
Boris S Terlecky, Fox Lake, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D / ; B61G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
105-3 ; 213 58 ; 213 / ; 213 69 ; 213 72 ;
Abstract
An articulated railroad car including a plurality of platforms each supported by a single axle wheel truck at each end. The platforms are connected to rigid drawbars which allow relative motion therebetween in both horizontal and vertical directions. The drawbars and the platforms have cooperable surfaces which engage when the car is being pushed and tend to align the platforms and drawbars to prevent jackknifing and derailment.