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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2005
Albert A. Beers, Duncanville, TX (US);
G. Wayne Kirk, Jr., Piedmont, OK (US);
Stephen W. Smith, Dallas, TX (US);
John L. Wright, Edmond, OK (US);
Wade L. Mccallon, Cartersville, GA (US);
Albert A. Beers, Duncanville, TX (US);
G. Wayne Kirk, Jr., Piedmont, OK (US);
Stephen W. Smith, Dallas, TX (US);
John L. Wright, Edmond, OK (US);
Wade L. McCallon, Cartersville, GA (US);
Trinity Industries, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A manufacturing facility and method for assembling a railway car having a composite box structure mounted on a railway car underframe are provided. The composite box structure may be defined in part by exterior metal sheets, side stakes attached to the exterior metal sheets, insulating materials disposed between the side stakes and the exterior metal sheets and at least one layer of fiber reinforced material. The composite box structure preferably includes a pair of endwalls, a pair of sidewalls, a floor assembly and a roof assembly.