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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2009
Applicant:
Michael E. Iden, Kildeer, IL (US);
Inventor:
Michael E. Iden, Kildeer, IL (US);
Assignee:
Union Pacific Railroad Company, Omaha, NE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D 17/00 (2006.01); B60J 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is an aerodynamic pseudocontainer for a train. The pseudocontainer is configured to be stacked atop an intermodal container in a lead container car at a lead end of the train, so that its aerodynamic configuration reduces drag when the train is in motion, thereby reducing fuel costs and emissions. The pseudocontainer may have connectors on its bottom so that when it is placed on top of the intermodal container, locking devices may be used for attachment.