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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2011
Applicants:
Scott Landrum, Southlake, TX (US);
Eric Thompson, North Richland, TX (US);
Inventors:
Scott Landrum, Southlake, TX (US);
Eric Thompson, North Richland, TX (US);
Assignee:
BNSF Railway Company, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 3/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A rail system for transporting wind turbine blades includes both pivoting and pivoting-sliding support structures carried by a plurality of railcars. Each support structure includes a platform system having a bolster for supporting the wind turbine blade and a support plate for supporting the bolster. The pivoting and pivoting-sliding support structures allow for selective rotational and longitudinal movement of the blades relative to the railcars as the rail system negotiates straight and curved sections of railway.