Continuous gondola car

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B - Operations, Transporting

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B61D 17/10 (2006.01) B61D 3/00 (2006.01) B61D 3/10 (2006.01) B61D 3/18 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2103798

A gondola car (20) for use with a train of like gondola cars that comprises a body (12) having a floor (18) and two sidewalls (22, 24), a bridge extension (26) connected to the floor (18) and extending outwardly beyond the two sidewalls (22, 24), a wall transition member (90, 91) of arcuate shape extending beyond the end of one of the sidewalls (22, 24), and a pivotal connector (89) positioned adjacent the bridge extension (26) for enabling pivotal movement between the gondola car (20) and an adjacent gondola car. The wall transition member (90, 91) is fastened to one of the sidewalls (22, 24) and is in sliding rotational relation to an arcuate-shaped guide section (87d, 87e) on an adjacent gondola car. The bridge extension (26) has a curved edge (88a, 88b) affixed to the bottom edge of the wall transition member (90, 91). The curved edge (88a, 88b) has a radius of curvature generally equal to the radius of curvature of the arcuate-shaped guide section (87d, 87e) of the wall transition member (90, 91). The floor (18) has a plurality of apertures (30) for receiving a fixed cleat (110) from a tractor/shovel (16). The bridge extension (26) has a configuration so as to overlap the floor (18) of an adjacent gondola car.

Wagon découvert à bords bas (20) s'utilisant dans un train de wagons similaires et comprenant un corps (12) pourvu d'un plancher (18) et de deux bords latéraux (22, 24), une partie prolongée formant un pont (26), reliée au plancher (18) et s'étendant vers l'extérieur au-delà des deux bords latéraux (22, 24), un élément de transition entre les bords (90, 91) de forme incurvée, s'étendant au-delà de l'extrémité de l'un des bords latéraux (22, 24) et un accouplement pivotant (89) placé en position contiguë à la partie prolongée (26) afin de réaliser une liaison pivotante entre le wagon (20) et un wagon contigu. L'élément de transition (90, 91) est fixé à l'un des bords latéraux (22, 24) et est en liaison coulissante et rotative avec la section de guidage incurvée (87d, 87e) du wagon contigu. La partie prolongée (26) possède un bord incurvé (88a, 88b) fixé au bord inférieur de l'élément de transition (90, 91). Le bord incurvé (88a, 88b) possède un rayon de courbure généralement égal à celui de la section de guidage incurvée (87d, 87e) de l'élément de transition (90, 91). Le plancher (18) est pourvu d'une pluralité d'ouvertures (30) servant à recevoir un élément saillant fixe (110) des patins d'un engin de pelletage (16). La partie prolongée (26) est conçue pour chevaucher le plancher (18) du wagon contigu.

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