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Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011

Filed:

May. 22, 2009
Applicants:

Raul V. Bravo, Vienna, VA (US);

Claudio R. Bravo, Gainesville, VA (US);

Robin Hazy, Summit Point, WV (US);

George F. Lobstein, Arlington, VA (US);

Inventors:

Raul V. Bravo, Vienna, VA (US);

Claudio R. Bravo, Gainesville, VA (US);

Robin Hazy, Summit Point, WV (US);

George F. Lobstein, Arlington, VA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D 15/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A passenger rail car includes a lower passenger compartment that includes a plurality of passenger seats. The passenger rail car also includes an upper passenger compartment that includes a plurality of passenger seats. A control cab for a rail car operator is elevated above the floor of the lower passenger compartment, and is located forward of the passenger seats and behind the crash energy management region. The front end of the passenger rail car may be slanted to provide a greater field of view for the rail car operator.


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